Food Poisoning
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Food poisoning: How an organisation is stepping In to protect people
Twenty-three children have died and nearly 900 people have fallen ill from food poisoning but the Bakery & Food Technology Incubator is fighting back by testing food and…
59 learners in Giyani taken to hospital after eating food at school
The pupils fell ill after consuming a meal provided under the school’s nutrition programme and snacks
Germany finds dioxin in pork as well as poultry
German authorities said on Tuesday the highly toxic chemical dioxin had been discovered in pork in addition to poultry products.
Food poisoning hits Cape Town township
A total of 151 people were treated for food poisoning in Cape Town over the weekend, the city’s Disaster Risk Management Centre said on Monday.
Arsenic poisoning spreads in Chinese villages
The number of villagers sickened by drinking water contaminated with arsenic in southern China has risen to 200, says the official Xinhua news agency.
Soweto school pupils hospitalised with food poisoning
Forty-five Soweto school pupils were hospitalised with food poisoning on Friday, said Johannesburg emergency services.