Three Chin Liu Cuisine (清六食堂) outlets in New Taipei City’s Sindian District (新店) have been ordered to close on suspicion of food poisoning after at least 44 customers fell ill, the city’s Department of Health said yesterday.
Forty-four people who developed stomach pain, diarrhea and fever had all eaten boxed meals from the vendor’s store near the Sindian District Office or its Jhongsin store on either Saturday or Sunday, the department said.
Common dishes in the boxed meals were rice, cabbage, and fried eggs or corned eggs, it said.
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The two outlets have been temporarily closed, along with a third outlet in Sindian, which was ordered suspended as a preventive measure.
Among the those who fell ill, five are hospitalized, seven are under observation and 32 have been discharged, the department said.
The department dispatched a team to collect food samples and specimens from the two stores at the center of the suspected food poisoning, health department official Yang Shih-hao (楊時豪) said.
Results from the samples are expected to be available in two to three weeks, Yang said, adding that if food poisoning is confirmed, the vendor would be referred to prosecutors for further investigation under the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation (食品安全衛生管理法).
Inspections on Monday and yesterday found improperly stored waste and staff who had not received required health checks at the district office, as well as improperly stored knives and refrigeration equipment set at an insufficient temperature at the Jhongsin store, the health department said.
In addition, workers at the Jhongsin store were also found to have long fingernails, it added.
The vendor has been ordered to correct the flaws before a deadline, the department said.
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