Open AccessFood poisoning assessment in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, 2016 - 2018
Author(s) -
Linh Tieu Van,
Ngan Dinh Thi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
kiểm nghiệm và an toàn thực phẩm/kiểm nghiệm và an toàn thực phẩm (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2734-9152
pISSN - 2615-9252
DOI - 10.47866/2615-9252/vjfc.73
Subject(s) - food poisoning , outbreak , environmental health , food safety , case fatality rate , toxicology , medicine , geography , food science , biology , virology , population
Food poisoning could cause serious health issues. In this report, the statistical data about food poisoning available from 2016 to 2018 in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province was analyzed. The aim is to outline basic strategic action plans for addressing key factors that affected food safety in the region. It was found that there were annually 03 cases of foodborne outbreaks with 68 infected people and 01 fatality. The most common causes of food poisoning were microorganisms (72.41%), followed by chemical pesticides (21.83%) and the least were natural toxins (5.74%). Foodborne outbreaks normally occurred in residential kitchens (55.56%), factory canteen (22.22%), and restaurants (22.22%).