A suspected outbreak of food poisoning that has sickened more than 100 people and killed three is being investigated in Italy.
Four nursing and residential care facilities (RSA) in the Florence area are affected. They share the same cooking center.
From an initial analysis, 114 cases of gastroenteritis with diarrhea and vomiting
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) in Hong Kong is investigating reports of food poisoning involving passengers on flights from Nepal.
A total of 36 people have fallen ill on two Cathay Pacific flights from Kathmandu to Hong Kong.
The first cluster of patients developed food poisoning symptoms, including vomiting
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The government has pushed back the deadline for shops to register in South Africa as part of a drive to improve food safety.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the registration plan last month as one of the measures to address concerns regarding spaza and tuck shops, which have been linked to
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More than 20 people are believed to have died in one South African province after consuming food from local shops.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the majority of deaths have been children aged between six and nine.
“The first uniform approach across the province was to adopt a mechanism of
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County public health inspectors believe an employee’s meal is responsible for four dozen illnesses at a state complex in Jessup, MD.
According to spokeswoman Samantha Stanton, the Howard County Fire & Rescue Department described the 46 patients as non-critical.
Stanton said fire officials were called to the 700 block of
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Authorities in South Africa believe a chemical agent may be to blame for recent cases of illness in the country.
Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said a search is underway for the agent causing sickness. At least five schoolchildren are known to have died.
An ongoing investigation involves the National
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Nearly 50 people in Jessup, MD, have been taken to hospitals because they are exhibiting signs of food poisoning.
The Howard County Fire & Rescue department is reporting the 46 patients are described as non-critical, according spokeswoman Samantha Stanton.
Stanton said fire officials were called to the 700 block of
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A food business linked to an outbreak that sickened more than 100 people in Singapore in 2023 has been fined.
Nosh Cuisine Pte was fined SGD $1,200 (U.S. $900) for a food safety offence committed under the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations.
In May 2023, the Ministry of Health
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Officials in South Africa have urged action after the deaths of five children linked to eating food from local shops.
The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety called on law enforcement to clamp down on the sale of expired food in spaza shops. These sites are also called
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Authorities in Singapore have suspended the operations of two companies who supplied food to TikTok’s parent company after more than 100 people fell sick.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating the outbreak.
A total of 130 people consumed food supplied by Yun Hai Yao
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