40 students hospitalized in Quang Tri: Test results available

On the morning of October 7, the Department of Food Safety and Hygiene - Quang Tri Department of Health , said that the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute had returned the results of food samples and specimens sent for testing, including 1 food sample and 1 specimen tested positive for Bacillus cereus bacteria.

This is one of the common causes of food poisoning.

Test results detected toxin-producing Bacillus cereus strains in 1 food sample and 1 clinical sample; no pathogenic bacteria were found in the remaining 3 food samples and 11 clinical samples.

Bacillus cereus is a common bacterium found in soil, dust, water, and food. It can cause vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain, especially when cooked food is left out for a long time.

The Food Safety and Hygiene Department said it will notify the results to the People's Committee of Kim Ngan Commune and the Le Thuy Regional Medical Center to help conclude the food poisoning case as well as have competent authorities handle it.

Earlier, on the morning of September 26, 40 students of Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School were suspected of food poisoning after breakfast at school. The incident caused many conflicting and indignant messages on social media.

On October 2, the People's Committee of Kim Ngan commune, Quang Tri province, decided to temporarily suspend the Vice Principal in charge of boarding at Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities for 15 days.../.

VNA/Vietnam+

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/vu-40-hoc-sinh-nhap-vien-o-quang-tri-da-co-ket-qua-xet-nghiem-post1068722.vnp