Panic mounts as South Africa told to practice good food hygiene in wake of deaths
As panic mounts over reports of contaminated noodles that allegedly claimed the lives of at least five children, South Africans have been encouraged to practice good food hygiene.
Good food hygiene includes the handling, preparation, and storing of food to best reduce the risk of consumers becoming sick from food-borne diseases.
The Health Department said it was urgently investigating possible food poisoning in three provinces but was waiting for tests results before making final statements.
Last week, two Mpumalanga siblings died moments after sharing a packet of noodles, just a week after a similar incident that claimed the lives of three children was reported in the Eastern Cape.
The department’s Foster Mohale said they were working closely with relevant stakeholders to establish the scale of the problem and other factors that may warrant a possible recall of the suspected product.
Authorities are working to establish the extent of the problem, including where the suspected products were bought and whether the noodles were linked to the children’s deaths.
PANICKED PARENTS
With no information on which brands or where the suspected contaminated noodles were bought, concerned parents have begun to panic.
5 children (3 in Eastern Cape and 2 in Mpumalanga) have died after eating 2 minute noodles. We demand to know the brand name and origin of these noodles. These children deserve justice and we need to prevent any future deaths!
— Christo 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 (@ChristoThurston) November 18, 2021
Guys, something is not right. Don’t give your kids noodles until we are sure of what is going on! pic.twitter.com/aYQ6wfSwCy
— Simphiwe (@DrMandlesilo) November 17, 2021
-EWN
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