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Written by: Yuan Shu
2021-07-05 22:10
The last update date: 2021-07-05 22:15
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health announced today (5th) that it is investigating 2 suspected food poisoning cases involving 6 people. They ate at the Rock Salt Japanese Restaurant on the 16th Floor A of Lee Theatre Plaza, Causeway Bay. There were diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Five of them did not need to be hospitalized after seeking medical treatment. Their current condition has stabilized.
The Centre for Health Protection announced that the first case involved two men and a woman, aged between 20 and 22. They had dinner at the restaurant involved on June 28 and developed abdominal pain and diarrhea about 22 to 32 hours after eating. , Fever and vomiting. Another case involved three women aged between 24 and 25. They had dinner at the same restaurant on June 26 and developed similar symptoms about 34 to 43 hours later.
It is understood that all 6 people have eaten oysters (a la carte, non-buffet) from the restaurant, one per person in the first case and two per person in the second case.
In the first case, one person did not seek medical treatment, and all others sought medical treatment from private doctors. There is no need to stay in hospital for treatment. He is now in stable condition.
The spokesman said that the Department has notified the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the incident and is continuing its investigation.
To prevent food-borne diseases, citizens should always maintain personal, food and environmental hygiene.
When eating out, you should pay attention to the following points:
Patronize reliable and licensed restaurants;
Avoid eating raw seafood;
Choose cold dishes carefully, including sashimi, sushi and oysters from the buffet;
When eating hot pot or barbecue, make sure that the food is thoroughly cooked before eating;
During the cooking process, handle carefully and thoroughly separate raw and cooked food;
Use two sets of chopsticks and utensils to handle raw and cooked food separately;
Do not patronize unlicensed food stalls;
Drink boiled water;
Don't try to use salt, vinegar, wine and Japanese mustard to sterilize, because they have no sterilizing effect; and
Wash your hands before eating and after going to the toilet.
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