The oyster bar reassures the public of its commitment to safe and healthy cuisine In a statement released on social media yesterday, Jan. 25, Wantusawa Oyster Bar addressed accusations of several diners who got food poisoning after eating in their establishment. The oyster bar disclosed that...
ILOILO CITY -- The food poisoning that killed one and affected 40 others in Ajuy town, Iloilo province has been traced to contaminated ice water. Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) made the disclosure based on the result of their investigation....
PANGASINAN -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 advised all consumers and vendors to be careful when buying fish and other fishery products to prevent food poisoning. Fish vendors. (Photo courtesy of Liezle Basa Inigo) BFAR Region 1 Director Rosario Segundina Gaerlan...
Fifty employees of the Pasay City Treasurer's Office, two janitorial staff, and a reporter fell ill after eating pancit Malabon on Nov. 9 Amor Virata, publisher of a weekly newspaper “People’s Lider”, was among the victims of food poisoning. City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) head...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chapters in Visayas and Mindanao regions are on watch after a recent bulletin released by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned that some bodies of water in eight provinces are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide,...
Reusable tin water tumblers or bottles have been helping minimize plastic pollution, but some of them could be slowly poisoning you. HARMLESS-LOOKING--The EcoWaste Coalition detected high levels of lead content in the surface coating of these refillable water tumblers. (Photo from the EcoWaste...
An anti-toxics watchdog told parents on Friday, July 2 to keep button or coin batteries out of children’s reach in order to avoid incidents of choking or poisoning. LEAK SPOTTED--A pack of assorted button batteries. The battery in the middle has already begun to leak in-package. (Ellson...
