In March of this year,
There are many people in Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan Province
A vegetarian restaurant called "Baolin Tea Room".
Discomfort after eating,
Died after being taken to the hospital.
On April 29,
The relevant authorities of Taiwan Province have recently confirmed that
Food poisoning incident at the restaurant
1 more death,
Four people have died so far.
Among the multiple relevant specimens collected by investigators at the restaurant,
Tested positive for bacillic acid.
Four people have died as a result of the incident
Two people are still hospitalized
The relevant authorities of Taiwan Province confirmed on April 29 that one more death was reported in the food poisoning incident at the "Baolin Tea Room" in Taipei City in March this year, which has so far caused four deaths, and two people are still hospitalized.
According to reports, the new death case in mid-March this year after returning home from a meal appeared nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and other symptoms, the condition improved during the rescue process, and then deteriorated due to severe infection, and died of multiple organ failure in the early morning of April 29.
It was detected in the body of the deceased
Toxic substance "rice fermented acid" ingredient
On the evening of March 28, the relevant authorities of Taiwan Province held a press conference to introduce the progress of the investigation of the suspected food poisoning incident in the "Baolin Tea Room" in Taipei City, saying that after the autopsy analysis of the first death case, it was confirmed that the toxic substance "rice fermented acid" was detected. Why there is "rice fermented acid" in the deceased's body still needs to be further investigated by the relevant departments.
On April 2, Taipei City announced that on March 24, relevant departments collected relevant samples at the "Baolin Tea Room" and tested "positive for rice fermented acid", and the biological evidence collected included the chef's hands, 2 knives and 1 cutting board.
As of April 1, a total of 29 cases have been reported of the incident. According to reports, there are at least 18 reported cases of suspected food poisoning. From March 17th to 25th, there were 91 consumption records in "Baolin Tea House".
The relevant departments of Taiwan Province pointed out that all the cases had dined at a "Baolin Tea Room" in Xinyi District from March 19 to 22, and consumed foods made with the same ingredients such as kway teow and rice noodles, and all of them had symptoms within a short period of time after eating, and the severe cases all developed acute liver failure and other organ failure caused by it.
"Rice fermented acid" is colorless and odorless
1 mg can be fatal
According to reports,
"Rice fermented acid" is made from fermentation
Grains, coconuts and mushrooms, etc
Produced after contamination,
Strong toxicity, colorless and odorless,
and stable at high temperatures,
It mainly affects the liver, brain, kidneys and other important organs.
Just 1 mg can be fatal.
"Rice Fermented Bacterial Acid"
It is also a fermented cornmeal product and a spoiled fresh white fungus
and other spoiled starch products
The main cause of food poisoning.
As a "frequent customer" on the people's table, starchy foods such as cold skin, rice rolls, and potato flour kuay teow may be polluted when the environment is unhygienic, the raw materials are deteriorated, the storage environment is improper, the soaking is too long, and the storage environment is humid.
Rice fermented acid has strong heat resistance, 100 °C boiling and high-pressure cooking (120 °C) can not be destroyed, it will cause poisoning after eating, and the onset of poisoning is urgent, the disease develops rapidly, once the food contaminated with rice fermented acid, the incubation period is generally 30 minutes to 12 hours, a few for one or two days.
- The first manifestations are nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, dizziness and weakness.
- In severe cases, headache, muscle cramps, jaundice, hepatomegaly, subcutaneous hemorrhage, hematemesis, hematuria, oliguria, unconsciousness, irritability, shock and even death may occur.
- At present, there is no specific antidote, and the case fatality rate of rice fermented acidosis is more than 50%.
There are many cases of "rice fermented acid" poisoning
Back in 2018,
A 7-year-old girl in Zhejiang
Because I have eaten it, I have soaked it for 2 days and 2 nights
black fungus and poisoning,
Leads to systemic multi-organ failure,
After more than a week of rescue,
Whole body blood is replaced 4 times,
Still haven't woken up.
In fact, dried fungus itself is not poisonous, but the fungus may produce a bacterium called "Pseudomonas coconut" during the soaking process, which produces rice fermented acid toxin.
In July 2023, Yongcheng, Henan
Xiaolan (pseudonym) and her aunt
Poisoned after eating cold skin,
My aunt unfortunately passed away,
The doctor told the family,
The two were bacillic acid poisoning.
How to prevent "rice fermented acid" poisoning?
Experts advise that before consuming fermented foods, make sure they are stored, processed and cooked in the right way, and avoid eating expired or spoiled foods. When consuming fermented foods, it is necessary to pay attention to hygiene and avoid cross-contamination. When making fermented foods, it is important to pay attention to hygiene and temperature control to avoid the growth of bacteria.
Once you suspect that you or your family members have "rice fermented acid" poisoning, you can use chopsticks or fingers to stimulate your throat to induce vomiting as soon as possible, and vomit out the food you just eat. "If there is a suspicion of ingestion of "rice fermented acid", experts recommend inducing vomiting as soon as possible and keeping the remaining food for medical examination.
After the diagnosis is confirmed, hemodialysis treatment can be performed on the patient in combination with clinical symptoms, and symptomatic treatment can be given according to the severity of the disease.
Source: Beijing Daily, CCTV News, Kantaihai, Xiamen Daily, Guangzhou Daily, etc