Five people have been charged in relation to a fatal food poisoning outbreak that occurred last year in Taiwan.
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office announced the charges after investigating the incident at the Polam Kopitiam restaurant.
The outbreak led to at least 33 cases and six deaths in March
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A consumer group in Taiwan looks set to launch a class action lawsuit after a fatal food poisoning outbreak earlier this year.
The incident in March claimed six lives and left 24 victims with minor or serious injuries, said the Consumer Federation.
The Consumer Foundation said it would file a
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World Universities Network researchers have investigated the food safety risk of online food delivery platforms against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a dramatic increase in demand for online food delivery services for everything, from groceries to cooked meals around the world, including
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is warning consumers not to eat eight specific types of dried plum snacks, also known as Saladitos, imported from China and Taiwan.
Tests conducted by CDPH found excessive levels of lead. Consumers in possession of the plums should discard the products immediately.
The
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Social distancing to combat COVID-19 has led to a decrease in foodborne infections in Spain, according to researchers.
Data from the Epidemiological Surveillance Network in Madrid covering January 2020 to late June 2020, which overlaps with the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, shows that compared with the first half of
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Taiwan may have made a deal with U.S. trade negotiators to end the ban on ractopamine in imported livestock on Jan. 1, but local governments are not going along.
Mayors of Taipei, New Taipei, and Taichung are looking for ways to protect consumers, such as by encouraging retailers to set
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Surveillance camera recordings helped identify lapses during food preparation and poor sanitation as part of a Salmonella outbreak in Taiwan in 2018, according to researchers.
In late April 2018, a salmonellosis outbreak among customers of a restaurant was reported to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control.
Researchers identified 47 patients,
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Mini jelly cups from Taiwan have been recalled from more than 25 countries because they may pose a choking risk.
ABC jelly fruit cup sweets are subject to recall because of the presence of gel-forming food additive ingredients. The additives are E407 (carrageenan) and E410 (carob or locust bean gum).
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One in six Taiwanese people suffered from foodborne illness annually during a four year period studied by researchers.
From 2012 to 2015, almost 3.9 million foodborne illnesses and 50 deaths occurred annually in the country.
Scientists said the study, published in the Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, provided
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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has announced plans to create a food safety agency within his government in an effort to combat problems with tainted food and other food safety concerns that have plagued Taiwan and China in recent years, according to the China Post. The announcement comes just a
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