Almost 30 cases of ciguatera fish poisoning have been recorded so far this year in Vanuatu.
The 27 patients range in age from 6 to 67 years old with the majority aged 35 and older. More men than women have been affected. No deaths have been recorded, said the country’s
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The number of foodborne outbreaks over a six year period in Malaysia has remained stable, according to a study.
Researchers looked at the occurrence of food poisoning incidents within Pahang, from 2013 to 2018. Pahang is the largest state by area in Peninsular Malaysia and consists of 11 districts.
Malaysia’s
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More than 20 people have fallen ill in Singapore after eating a type of dessert pastry.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating five separate incidents affecting 23 people.
Patients reported gastroenteritis symptoms after consuming Mdm Ling Bakery Mao Shan Wang durian snow skin mooncakes.
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Abstracts from a cancelled event have been issued on outbreaks in Brazil, Pakistan and Malaysia.
The conference abstracts were scheduled to be presented at the International Congress on Infectious Diseases in September 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but the gathering was called off because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Studies in
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The new year got underway with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry detaining palm oil and products containing palm oil produced by Sime Darby Plantation Berhad and its subsidiaries, joint ventures, and affiliated entities in Malaysia.
The issuance of a Withhold Release Order
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The Salmonella strain behind a foodborne outbreak in Malaysia that has killed two people has been identified by authorities.
The Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM) said the food poisoning was caused by Salmonella Weltevreden.
The total number of cases is 83 with 34 infections in Perak, 25 in Kedah and
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More than 60 cases of food poisoning and two deaths are being investigated by the Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM).
A total of 61 infections have been reported with 24 cases in Kedah including 16 from Baling district, five from Sik and three from Kulim, 21 cases in Hulu Langat
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A seafood processing plant in Malaysia owned by TS Food Industry Sdn. Bhd. is in serious violation of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
An FDA inspection team visited the facility Oct. 18 and 19, 2016m finding problems that
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American consumers are scooping up more shrimp than ever at lower prices, but it is not all good news because some aquaculture-grown shrimp and prawns from Malaysia contain residues from unapproved animal drugs and unsafe food additives. The combination of the huge consumer demand in the U.S and the growing
Continue Reading Barriers go up against shrimp and prawns from Malaysia
Ahead of the yet-to-be scheduled sentencing of the defendants, the government wants to be relieved of the burden of notifying individual victims of a scheme that altered and falsified the true USDA establishment numbers on beef products exported from the United States. Government attorneys have asked the U.S. District Court
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