Health Department launches investigation into noodle deaths
The cases were reported in Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
The Department of Health says it is investigating possible food poisoning following the deaths of five children who ate noodles.
The cases were reported in Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
“The investigation will obtain more information on the food brand name, supplier or manufacturer, stores where the food was purchased. A team of environmental health experts has collected all other items related to the suspected food products and sent them to the laboratory for testing,” says the department’s Foster Mohale.
“This will enable health officials to establish a possible link between the noodles consumed and the deaths, in order to immediately notify the suppliers or manufacturers, at the same time decide on the possible recall of all suspected food products from the shelves for large scale laboratory testing as part of the broader investigation.”
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