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Vanuatu reports ciguatera cases; puffer fish kills 1 in Malaysia

By News Desk on April 6, 2023

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.

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Hong Kong recorded 2,000 food incidents in 2020

By News Desk on May 28, 2021

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong identified more than 2,000 incidents this past year.

Less than one-fourth, about 440, related to undeclared allergens, according to data from the Food Incident Surveillance System…
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Man critically ill in Hong Kong after eating puffer fish

By Joe Whitworth on April 25, 2020

A man is in a critical condition in a hospital in Hong Kong after consuming puffer fish and suffering suspected tetrodotoxin poisoning.

The 65-year-old man developed facial numbness, general weakness and respiratory failure about two…
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Belgian experts assess risk of Listeria growth in cheese

By Joe Whitworth on April 8, 2020

Experts in Belgium have said the risk of Listeria monocytogenes growth in fresh cheeses is low if the pH value is below a certain level by the end of the production process.

The Scientific Committee…
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Ten Pufferfish Poisoning Victims Released From Hospital

By News Desk on September 24, 2013

Ten people from the French island of Réunion who were hospitalized after consuming a meal of pufferfish on Sept. 10 have all been released from the hospital.

According to the Regional Health Agency, Indian Ocean,…
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