Food safety action month: 14 people died from poisoning

Tourists suffering from food poisoning are being treated at Pacific Hospital (Hoi An) on June 14 ( Photo: VNN)

Particularly in the Action month for quality of hygiene and food safety in 2006, there were 22 food poisoning cases in the whole country, making 534 people infected, 14 deaths, higher than the same period in 2005.

Among them are four cases of collective poisoning (over 50 sufferers / cases), 10 deaths due to poisonous mushrooms, two deaths due to catfish bile and two alcoholic people '- Minister of Health Tran Thi Trung Chien has just had the above report about the Action Month for Hygiene and Safety Quality 2006 (from April 15 to May 15).

According to this report, in the 'Action Month' more than 146,000 food production, processing and trading establishments across the country were inspected, resulting in only 73.3% of these meeting requirements. born. Nearly 20,000 food production, sales and processing facilities violate safety and hygiene regulations; results have over 2,000 facilities fined and 117 establishments closed.

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