CHP investigates two suspected food poisoning clusters
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The first cluster comprises one male and one female aged 29 to 30 who developed abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and fever about three to five hours after dinner in a restaurant in Kwun Tong on October 28.
The other cluster comprises one male and one female aged 17 to 20 who developed similar symptoms about 14 to 21 hours after lunch in the same restaurant on the same day.
All affected persons have been in a stable condition and sought medical advice while two required hospitalisation.
"We have alerted the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department to the incident and investigations are ongoing," a spokesman for the CHP said.
To prevent food-borne diseases, members of the public are reminded to maintain personal, food and environmental hygiene at all times. When dining out:
- Patronise only reliable and licensed restaurants;
- Avoid eating raw seafood;
- Be a discerning consumer in choosing cold dishes, including sashimi, sushi and raw oysters, at a buffet;
- Ensure food is thoroughly cooked before eating during a hot pot or barbecue meal;
- Handle raw and cooked foods carefully and separate them completely during the cooking process;
- Use two sets of chopsticks and eating utensils to handle raw and cooked food;
- Do not patronise illegal food hawkers;
- Drink boiled water;
- Do not try to use salt, vinegar, wine and wasabi to kill bacteria as they are not effective; and
- Always wash hands before eating and after going to the toilet.
Ends/Monday, October 30, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:25
Issued at HKT 17:25
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