Regarding one suspected food poisoning clusters announced on 6th May , the Centre for Food Safety has conducted a preliminary investigation and has the following rec ommendations for food premises' reference:

Food poisoning cases
  • The case involved one male, aged 31.
Location of alleged food premises

Kwun Tong
Suspected incriminated food item

Sea snails and aeolate babylon
Suspected contributing factors
  • Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
Advice

  • Source shellfish from places where monitoring programmes for shellfish toxins have been established.

  • Purchase shellfish from reliable sources. Do not accept shellfish from dubious sources.
  • Cook seafood thoroughly before serving.
  • To reduce the health risk of shellfish poisoning, advise customers to remove and discard all internal organs of shellfish where possible before consumption.

Centre for Food Safety
07/05/2024