A caterer in Singapore has been fined in relation to an outbreak which sickened more than 170 people.
Yun Hai Yao Pte was fined $7,000 (U.S. $5,500) by the court for food safety lapses under the Sale of Food Act and Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations.
In July 2024
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More than 60 people fell sick in a food handler-related norovirus outbreak in Australia.
The outbreak affected six events where attendees consumed food provided by a single catering business in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The infection source was suspected to be a food handler with no symptoms and inadequate
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Federal and state officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses thought to be linked to lettuce.
There are 69 confirmed patients from 10 states, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The outbreak announcement has details consistent with those reported by the St. Louis County health department
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The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has canceled the company’s license because of food safety concerns.
Since late March 2024, SFA has received several complaints about the safety of home-delivery catered meals provided by five web-based businesses.
Some of the problems included undercooked and moldy food or the presence of foreign
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Authorities in a Spanish city have suspended the permit of a company that provided catering to several schools after a large outbreak.
The outbreak affected 149 children and five teachers from four Palma schools on the Balearic Islands this past December.
The suspected food was a rice dish. Sick people
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Authorities in Singapore have suspended operations at a food business after it was linked to almost 90 illnesses.
A total of 89 people reported gastroenteritis symptoms after consuming food prepared by Nosh Cuisine Pte between May 17 and 29. Six people were hospitalized and are in stable condition.
Officials didn’t
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A caterer has been fined after a food poisoning outbreak in 2018 in Singapore that affected more than 60 people, hospitalizing 45.
Spize and Spize Events were convicted of 14 offenses and fined S$32,000 (U.S $24,000).
In November 2018, food contaminated with Salmonella was supplied by Spize to Brink’s Singapore
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More than 30 people have needed hospital treatment in Italy for suspected botulism intoxication.
The 35 patients seen at the emergency department of the Giglio Foundation hospital in Cefalù, a city in northern Sicily, had the same meal in a canteen.
Currently, 24 patients are being looked after in three
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Authorities in Singapore have suspended the license of a caterer because almost 30 people became sick after eating food prepared by the business.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating reports earlier this month of gastroenteritis affecting 29 people who developed symptoms after eating food
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A court fined a caterer after more than 50 guests were struck down by food poisoning following a wedding in Staffordshire, England.
This past week Cannock Magistrates’ Court sentenced The Galloping Gourmet (Coulsdon) Ltd. after the company pleaded guilty to two food safety breaches two years ago in relation to
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