[h=1]CORONER: DEATH OF 4YR OLD THAT ATE TAINTED FOOD FROM FOODCOURT WAS JUST A "MISADVENTURE"[/h]
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30 Oct 2014 - 3:29pm
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The coroner’s court has decided that the death of a 4 year old boy who ate tainted food from a food stall at a food court was the result of a “misadventure”.
Shyane Sujith Balasubraamaniam, had been eating with his 2 year old sister and his mother at the Kopitiam food court at Northpoint Shopping Centre in Yishun.
The boy had eaten tahu goreng, and curry chicken from the nasi pandang store there but the next day, came down with severe food poisoning.
His sister and mother were also severly affected and all three were taken to Bukit Batok Polyclinic the next day.
Shyan, who was severely dehydrated from vomiting and diahorrea, was given medication and he was showing signs of recovery but his condition got worse on January 22nd. Shyan was found unconscious by his mother at their home and he died 2 hours later in hospital.
The young boy had died from salmonella septicaemia.
The coroner, Marvin Bay, said that the death goes to show how serious the consequences can be for improper food handling and attention to hygiene.
Shyan’s sister was also admitted to hospital with salmonella gastroenteritis, but was discharged 5 days later.
Investigations into the stall involved found that they had one unregistered food handler and ready to eat food was left uncovered in the presence of raw chicken.
Dr Hishamuddin Baharuddin, an assistant director from the Health Ministry’s Communicable Diseases Centre, explained that the family’s sickness occurred because of the ompropse preparation of food by one of the food handlers at the store.
One of the most dangerous problems was that chicken was partially cooked and refrozen at the store and kept in freezers next to other food which is meant to be consumed raw. This results in the cross-contamination of the raw food.
Analysis of the tongs and food blender at the store also found that there were high concentrations of bacteria well above the safe limits.
The stall was suspended for three weeks and the owner ordered to clean his stall thoroughly. The workers were to attend a mandatory basic food hygiene course.
However, Mr Bay simply ruled that the 4 year olds death was a case of “misadventure” meaning it was simply an accident and the stall involved was not negligent at all.
This means that the stall is not going to be held responsible for the boy’s death despite the fact that the evidence points to the fact that they family had gotten sick from the food from their stall.
Misadventure means all the actions of the relevant parties were legal.
This seriously brings into question whether the food safety standards are adequate in Singapore if the stall was operating completely “legally” but a young boy still died and his family all fell seriously ill.
Do you still feel safe eating out?
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30 Oct 2014 - 3:29pm
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The coroner’s court has decided that the death of a 4 year old boy who ate tainted food from a food stall at a food court was the result of a “misadventure”.
Shyane Sujith Balasubraamaniam, had been eating with his 2 year old sister and his mother at the Kopitiam food court at Northpoint Shopping Centre in Yishun.
The boy had eaten tahu goreng, and curry chicken from the nasi pandang store there but the next day, came down with severe food poisoning.
His sister and mother were also severly affected and all three were taken to Bukit Batok Polyclinic the next day.
Shyan, who was severely dehydrated from vomiting and diahorrea, was given medication and he was showing signs of recovery but his condition got worse on January 22nd. Shyan was found unconscious by his mother at their home and he died 2 hours later in hospital.
The young boy had died from salmonella septicaemia.
The coroner, Marvin Bay, said that the death goes to show how serious the consequences can be for improper food handling and attention to hygiene.
Shyan’s sister was also admitted to hospital with salmonella gastroenteritis, but was discharged 5 days later.
Investigations into the stall involved found that they had one unregistered food handler and ready to eat food was left uncovered in the presence of raw chicken.
Dr Hishamuddin Baharuddin, an assistant director from the Health Ministry’s Communicable Diseases Centre, explained that the family’s sickness occurred because of the ompropse preparation of food by one of the food handlers at the store.
One of the most dangerous problems was that chicken was partially cooked and refrozen at the store and kept in freezers next to other food which is meant to be consumed raw. This results in the cross-contamination of the raw food.
Analysis of the tongs and food blender at the store also found that there were high concentrations of bacteria well above the safe limits.
The stall was suspended for three weeks and the owner ordered to clean his stall thoroughly. The workers were to attend a mandatory basic food hygiene course.
However, Mr Bay simply ruled that the 4 year olds death was a case of “misadventure” meaning it was simply an accident and the stall involved was not negligent at all.
This means that the stall is not going to be held responsible for the boy’s death despite the fact that the evidence points to the fact that they family had gotten sick from the food from their stall.
Misadventure means all the actions of the relevant parties were legal.
This seriously brings into question whether the food safety standards are adequate in Singapore if the stall was operating completely “legally” but a young boy still died and his family all fell seriously ill.
Do you still feel safe eating out?
