Case of 'suspected prevention of poisoned students from going to the emergency room': What foods contain bacteria?

Although it was suspected that the banh tay in the breakfast of the students of Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School (Kim Ngan Commune, Quang Tri) caused the poisoning, the test results showed that the bacteria were in 1 sample of braised pomfret and in 1 sample of the specimen.

The Food Safety Department of the Quang Tri Province Department of Health has sent a document to the People's Committee of Kim Ngan Commune and the Le Thuy Regional Medical Center with test results from the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute related to the case of 40 students of Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School (Kim Ngan Commune) suffering from food poisoning ( Thanh Nien reported).

Accordingly, the test results of the Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang showed that the NHE toxin-producing bacillus cereus strain was detected (positive) in 1 sample of braised pomfret meat and 1 clinical sample; no pathogenic bacteria were found in 3 food samples and 11 other clinical samples.

Test results of the poisoning case showed that bacteria were present in the braised pomfret sample and 1 clinical specimen.

PHOTO: THANH LOC

The Department of Food Safety of Quang Tri province informs the People's Committee of Kim Ngan commune and the Le Thuy Regional Medical Center to serve the process of concluding the food poisoning incident that occurred on September 26 at Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities (Kim Ngan commune) according to regulations; to have a direction for handling and recommendations to people to prevent the risk of food poisoning in the area.

This result is considered quite surprising because previously, many people suspected that the breakfast of the students on September 26 was banh tay which was considered to be of poor quality, which was also the cause of the poisoning. Because after the students finished eating the banh tay, the incident occurred.

On September 26, a food poisoning incident occurred at Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School after breakfast. The incident became more noisy when information emerged that the Vice Principal of Kim Thuy Primary Boarding School, Do Thi Hong Hue, prevented the students from being taken to the hospital. A clip from the school's medical room spread on social media, making public opinion even more indignant.

After being treated and discharged from the hospital, 75 boarding students of the school simultaneously stopped going to school to protest against Ms. Do Thi Hong Hue, the person in charge of the boarding meals.

On the morning of October 2, the People's Committee of Kim Ngan commune decided to temporarily suspend Ms. Do Thi Hong Hue from work for 15 days.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vu-nghi-ngan-hoc-sinh-ngo-doc-di-cap-cuu-vi-khuan-co-trong-thuc-pham-nao-185251007110420676.htm