Determining the cause of the fish stock for overnight transfer turns red

According to the National Institute of Food Safety and Hygiene, chubby fish has been stored for overnight transfer of unusual red color due to Serratia marcescens infection.

Reporter said, in the afternoon of May 30, Dr. Phan Van Hung - Director of the Food Safety Department of Ha Tinh province said that after 4 days of sending fish samples for testing, the morning of May 30 had results. The conclusion of the National Food and Hygiene and Safety Test Institute showed that the chubby fish samples were stored for overnight transfer of unusual red color due to Serratia marcescens infection and determined that the red-colored strain was Serratia sp .

The chubby fish left overnight to turn red.

Information given earlier, on May 25, Pham Thi Phuong's family (Nghi Xuan, Ha Tinh) bought 2kg of chubby fish. Ms. Phuong took 7 fish to feed but not all, still 3 children left. The next morning, she discovered that they turned red, making the family extremely confused.

Upon receiving the information, Nghi Xuan district authorities took samples and sent them to the provincial Food Safety and Hygiene Department for testing. Ha Tinh Department of Food Safety and Hygiene sent samples to the National Institute of Food Safety and Inspection to check and detect these fish positive for Serratia marcescens.

According to research, Serratia marcescens are often found in soil, water, plants and animals. They penetrate into food from air, water, soil, and sick people. mode of direct or via inhalation and can cause pneumonia, sepsis, meningitis, hospital infections, urinary infections . but less likely to cause epidemics.

Ha Tinh Department of Food Hygiene and Safety recommends that people should perform well personal hygiene, regularly disinfect the surface of food processing area with Cloramin B solution, and perform cooked, boiled .