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Stay safe during the rainy season and avoiding food contamination. Learn how moisture increases the risk of food-borne illnesses and follow these expert tips for food hygiene.

Over 60 Affected by Gastroenteritis at ByteDance Office Food Poisoning Incident At least 60 people fell ill following a significant…

Authorities have detected red tide toxins in the waters off Bohol and Surigao, prompting a warning against shellfish consumption from these regions.

As the sweltering summer heat sweeps across the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) has raised a red flag against a popular Filipino dessert, halo-halo. 

Update: The latest death toll is currently at four with 34 people falling ill due to food poisoning. In a…

Takashimaya Department Store had to announce a product recall after accidentally selling a sample product. The customer bought a sample cake last Sunday. A sample version of the cake, “Galette des Rois”, from DonQ, was accidentally sold to a customer. Subsequently, Takashimaya had to put out a notice warning the customer not to consume the product. The warning does not include the dangers of consuming the cake.

A TikTok trend called #friedricesyndrome went viral recently. It is linked to the rising threat of a deadly food poisoning outbreak termed ‘Fried Rice Syndrome’. This issue has gained recent notoriety after the tragic death of a young student in Belgium due to improper food storage.

A patient recounts his experienced with delayed onset heat injury after returning to Singapore from a business trip to Vietnam. We ask him about it and get Dr Paul Chang to give us his thoughts on this matter.

Today, on 7th June 2023, we commemorate World Food Safety Day. The United Nations General Assembly established this day in 2018 to highlight the critical importance of food safety and raise awareness about the preventable health risks associated with consuming unsafe food. This global observance is jointly facilitated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Member States and various stakeholders.

The recent deaths of an elderly couple from pufferfish poisoning in Malaysia highlight the need for stronger laws and public awareness campaigns to prevent future incidents of pufferfish poisoning.