Supplier to end classroom lunch portioning at Sha Tin school after 39 fall ill
A lunch supplier will stop portioning meals in classrooms at a Hong Kong primary school following a suspected food poisoning outbreak that hit 39 pupils and staff members last week. Danny Catering Service said in a statement on Sunday to its school partners, parents and teachers that the incident was “isolated” and linked to the school’s portioning arrangement, and did not affect its services at…
A lunch supplier will cease classroom meal portioning at a Hong Kong primary school after 39 pupils and staff members fell ill, suspected to be food poisoning. Danny Catering Service announced the decision on Sunday, stating the incident was isolated and linked to their classroom portioning arrangement. They will now use individual, food-grade safe polypropylene containers for enhanced safety, starting Monday.
The Centre for Health Protection is investigating a suspected food poisoning cluster, with 37 students and two staff members affected after eating the same type of lunchboxes at Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School on Wednesday. Symptoms included stomach pain and diarrhea, occurring 8 to 22 hours post-consumption. Two pupils sought medical advice and were stable; others experienced mild symptoms.
Inspections confirmed compliance with food safety standards. The supplier noted the arrangement lacked professional cooking and heat preservation equipment, which could allow bacteria to multiply rapidly. They plan to fully transition to individual containers from Monday. No other schools reported similar symptoms.
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