MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1991
NO NEW CASES OF FOOD-POISONING
NO
CAUSED
BY THE
INTAKE OF BEEN REPORTED SO FAR TODAY
NEW CASES OF FOOD-POISONING PESTICIDE-CONTAMINATED VEGETABLES HAVE
(MONDAY).
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TAKE BEFORE COOKING. VEGETABLES
DESPITE THIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD CONTINUE TO BY WASHING AND BLANCHING
CONTINUE TO STEP UP VEGETABLES ESPECIALLY THOSE
"MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF WILL THEIR EFFORTS IN SCREENING AND SAMPLING IMPORTED FROM SHENZHEN," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OVER THE
WEEKEND,
17
MORE PEOPLE WERE
TAKEN
TLI
IN
FOOD-POISONING CASES CAUSED BY PESTICIDE-CONTAMINATED VEGETABLES,
SINCE THE OUTBREAK LAST BRINGING TO 61 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VICTIMS WEEK.
OF
THESE,
SIX
ARE
STILL IN
HOSPITAL.
THEY
ARE ALL
IN
SATISFACTORY CONDITION.
PESTICIDE-CONTAMINATED EATING
THE PUBLIC ΤΟ TAKE THE
то AVOID FOOD POISONING BY VEGETABLES, THE SPOKESMAN URGED MEMBERS OF FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES :
DO NOT BUY VEGETABLES WITH AN OBVIOUS STRANGE SMELL;
TEAR OFF AND DISCARD THE LEAVES AT THE PERIPHERY;
* WASH WELL BEFORE COOKING;
*
SOAK VEGETABLES IN
CLEAN WATER POR SOME TIME PESTICIDE TO LEACH OUT;
TO ALLOW
THE WATER USED FOR
BLANCH IN BOILING WATER AND POUR AWAY BLANCHING AS IT MAY CONTAIN DISSOLVED PESTICIDE; AND
COOK THOROUGHLY BEFORE CONSUMPTION.
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