Eleven people have tested positive for salmonella in a suspected mass food poisoning linked to lunch box chain Chin Liu Cuisine (清六食堂) in New Taipei City’s Sindian District (新店), as the number of people seeking medical treatment rose to 143 yesterday.
Preliminary tests conducted by Cardinal Tien Hospital and Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital confirmed the presence of the pathogen in the people who were hospitalized or placed under observation.
The strain has been identified as salmonella group D, the New Taipei City Department of Health said.
Photo courtesy of the New Taipei City Department of Health
Yang Shu-chin (楊舒秦), head of the department’s Food and Drug Management, said the case has been referred to prosecutors under the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation (食品安全衛生管理法), citing the cluster of infections and the detection of the same pathogen across different people.
Additional test results from food, environmental and patient samples would be submitted as the investigation continues, she said.
Authorities said 106 cases were linked to the chain’s branch near the Sindian District Office, while 37 were traced to the Zhongxing branch.
All three outlets, including the Minquan branch, have been ordered to close, pending further inspection.
People reported symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhea and fever.
As of yesterday morning, 18 people remained hospitalized and 12 were under observation, while the rest had been discharged, officials said.
Consumer protection officials said no compensation claims had been filed as of yesterday, but added that the business has product liability insurance that is expected to cover medical expenses.
Meetings between authorities, the operator and its insurer were scheduled for yesterday and next week to discuss compensation, with legal assistance available to affected consumers, they added.
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