Dumplings test positive for bacteria after deadly food poisoning
Dumplings from a stall that served a Samut Prakan woman just before she died of food poisoning have tested positive for dangerous bacteria.
A test conducted by Regional Medical Sciences Centre 6 in Chonburi revealed the dumplings were contaminated by a colony of bacteria, Public Health Ministry spokesman Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said today (May 14).
However, they could not be identified as the cause of death until it was confirmed the dumplings tested came from the same batch that the victim had eaten.
On May 9, about 20 people in Samut Prakan province suffered diarrhea after consuming dumplings from a vendor named Mint.
Among them was Thanoo Changphupha-nga-ngam, 66, who died of dehydration. She was cremated yesterday (May 13).
The vendor, Mint, 29, told police on May 11 that she did not make the dumplings herself but bought them from a producer in Chachaeongsao province.
The producer, Suwannee, 55, said that she had been making dumplings for 10 years and had never had a problem. She insisted her production process was hygienic and said she tested batches before selling them to make sure there was no problem.