On December 1, the Department of Health reported to the Provincial People's Committee about the food poisoning incident that occurred from November 27, related to the banh mi - xoi shop Co Ba Ben Dinh in Vung Tau City.
In particular, the results of testing microbiological indicators showed that all samples were found to contain harmful bacteria Salmonella spp. Thereby, it was concluded that: The incident that occurred at the Co Ba Ben Dinh banh mi - xoi shop was a food poisoning case caused by microorganisms (Salmonella spp, Escherichia coli) causing 342 cases with symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, fatigue. Recorded 1 death case suspected to be related to food poisoning.
"Previously, the announced number was 379 cases. After checking, the actual number was only 342 cases because there were some cases that went to many medical facilities for examination and treatment, so they were counted multiple times. Currently, there are about 105 cases being treated," the leader of the Department of Health explained.
At the same time, the report dated December 1 of the Department of Health also stated: At the time of inspection, all 3 businesses of the Co Ba Ben Dinh banh mi - xoi shop did not meet the legal conditions including: no business registration license; no certificate of food safety qualified facility.
Workers and facility owners do not have confirmation of having been trained in food safety knowledge; there is no health certificate for the facility owner and employees directly in contact with food. At the same time, there is no document proving the origin of food and food ingredients.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tho - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested to strictly handle violations, handle them thoroughly, and at the same time expand the investigation into the origin of related foods, to be completed in December 2024.
In addition, review regulations and procedures for food safety management to strictly control; strengthen post-issuance inspection of food safety certificates in the province.
It is known that the above poisoning case has been transferred to the provincial police for further investigation and handling according to regulations.
