
高雄市內門區金竹里社區共餐食物中毒,24人共餐中19人食用添加疑似大苦薯咖哩飯,18人出現頭暈、嘔吐等症狀送醫,昨晚9時30分全數出院。大苦薯由供餐單位親友於山區自行採集,將送請食藥署分子物種鑑別。
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高雄市內門區金竹里社區據點發生共餐食物中毒案,高市衛生局接獲通報後立即派員疫調,追查共餐菜色及食材來源。
親友山區自行採收大苦薯供餐疑惹禍,18人共餐頭暈嘔吐。(高市衛生局提供)
高雄市內門區金竹里社區據點共餐食物中毒案,高市衛生局今(4)日表示,經疫調確認昨午共餐24人,19人食用添加疑似「大苦薯」咖哩飯後,18人陸續身體不適就醫,昨晚9時30分全數出院返家休養,至於「大苦薯」查出由供餐單位親友於山區自行採集,將送請衛福部食品藥物管理署進行分子物種鑑別。
衛生局表示,18人出現的主要症狀為頭暈、全身無力、噁心及嘔吐,陸續就醫,昨晚9時30分左右症狀皆已緩解,全數出院返家休養,今日持續追蹤關懷健康無虞、無新增通報個案。
衛生局今指出,昨午接獲通報後立即派員疫調,追查共餐菜色及食材來源,依患者發病時程與症狀,初步即研判為生物性毒素或化學性物質污染,逐一比對發病與未發病人員的共食項目後,迅速鎖定咖哩相關食材,並於製餐現場查獲剩餘疑似「大苦薯」食材。
衛生局調查「大苦薯」來源,查出是供餐單位的親友在山區自行採集,昨已完成採樣,將送食品藥物管理署進行分子物種鑑別。
衛生局提醒「大苦薯」外觀易與山藥等食用薯類混淆,民眾切勿自行採集、食用或分享來源不明、無法確認品種的植物;社區共餐應選用來源明確的食材避免誤食。
高雄內門共餐疑誤食大苦薯,18人身體不適送醫、就醫。(民眾提供)
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食品藥物管理署將完成大苦薯分子物種鑑別並公布結果。
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