Five people have been killed! Only 1 mg can be fatal, and these foods are very easy to catch.
According to the news of @ Look at the Taiwan Strait on June 6, one more dead person and a 53-year-old woman were killed in the poisoning case of Baolin Tea Room in Taipei, which caused septic shock yesterday (5) and was finally declared dead.
According to Taiwan media citing local health bureau data, at present,A total of 24 cases were reported in the Baolin case, of which 5 died and 1 was still being treated.The remaining 18 people have returned home to recuperate.
[previously reported]
On the evening of March 28th, the Health and Welfare Department of Taiwan Province held a press conference to introduce the investigation progress of the suspected food poisoning incident in "Baolin Tea Room" in Taipei, saying that after the autopsy analysis of the first death case,It was confirmed that the toxic substance "rice yeast acid" was detected..
All cases had a meal in a "Baolin Tea Room" in Xinyi District from March 19th to 22nd, and they ate food made of the same ingredients, such as kway teow and rice flour, and all of them had symptoms within a short time after eating, among which acute liver failure and other organ failure would occur in severe cases.
"rice fermentative acid"1 mg can be fatal.
According to reports,
"rice fermentative acid"
Fermented grains, coconuts and edible fungi, etc.
Produce after pollution
Strong toxicity, colorless and tasteless.
And is stable at high temperature.
It mainly affects important organs such as liver, brain and kidney.
It only takes 1 mg to kill.
"rice fermentative acid"
It is also fermented corn flour products and deteriorated fresh tremella.
And other metamorphic starch products.
The main cause of food poisoning.
As "frequent visitors" on people’s dining tables, starch foods such as cold rice noodles, rice rolls, and potato flour kway teow may be contaminated under the conditions of unsanitary environment, deteriorated raw materials, improper storage, prolonged soaking and humid storage environment.
Rice yeast acid has strong heat resistance, which can not be destroyed by boiling at 100℃ or high-pressure cooking (120℃). After eating, it will cause poisoning, and the onset of poisoning is acute and the disease develops rapidly. Once the food contaminated with rice yeast acid is eaten, the incubation period is usually 30 minutes to 12 hours, and a few of them are one or two days.
The first manifestations are nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain, dizziness and weakness.
In severe cases, headache, muscle spasm, jaundice, hepatomegaly, subcutaneous hemorrhage, hematemesis, hematuria, oliguria, unconsciousness, irritability, shock and even death occur.
At present, there is no specific antidote, and the mortality rate of acidosis by Aspergillus oryzae is over 50%.
There are many cases of "rice yeast acid" poisoning.
As early as 2018,
A seven-year-old girl from Zhejiang
Because of eating soaked for 2 days and 2 nights.
Poisoning by black fungus
Lead to systemic multiple organ failure
After more than a week of rescue
Whole body blood was replaced four times.
Still didn’t wake up.
In fact, dried auricularia auricula itself is not toxic, but auricularia auricula may produce a kind of bacteria called "Pseudomonas cocoanum" in the process of foaming, which will produce mycotoxins.
July 2023
Xiaolan (pseudonym) and aunt in Yongcheng, Henan Province
Poisoning after eating cold rice noodles
My aunt died unfortunately
The doctor told his family
Two people are acidosis by rice yeast.
In this regard, many netizens said that
"Fresh ingredients are the most important"
How to prevent "rice yeast acid" poisoning?
Experts suggest that before eating fermented food, make sure its storage, processing and cooking methods are correct to avoid eating expired or deteriorated food. When eating fermented food, we should pay attention to hygiene and avoid cross-contamination. When making fermented food, we should pay attention to hygiene and temperature control to avoid bacterial growth.
"Once you suspect that you or your family members have" rice yeast acid "poisoning, you can stimulate your throat with chopsticks or fingers to induce vomiting and vomit the food you just ate." If you are suspected of eating "fermented rice acid" by mistake, experts suggest vomiting as soon as possible, and keep the rest of the food for medical inspection.
After the diagnosis is confirmed, the patient can be treated with hemodialysis according to the clinical symptoms, and the symptomatic treatment can be given according to the severity of the disease.