{
  "id": 18863748,
  "title": "Health ministry to check bread factory after claims of food poisoning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/health-ministry-to-check-bread-factory-after-claims-of-food-poisoning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T04:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/08/health-ministry-to-check-bread-factory-after-claims-of-food-poisoning"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian health ministry is set to examine a Shah Alam bakery following claims of food poisoning on social media. The ministry has requested laboratory results on the affected product and will investigate the factory's adherence to food safety regulations under the Food Act. If any breaches of food safety are found, enforcement action will be taken. The ministry sought clarification from Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd, the bakery in question, regarding the allegations. The company informed the ministry that their internal investigation found no non-compliance with SOPs, deviations in production, or changes to the recipe. Gardenia had stated earlier that they met the customer in question and took the bread for analysis. The health ministry's departments are currently examining the information, production records, and quality control factors to determine the cause of the issue and the appropriate next steps. The company has assured the public that there have been no changes to their recipe, and food safety SOPs will continue to be enforced. Gardenia also stated that it will cooperate with the health ministry's investigation.",
  "summary": "A social media user alleged that her sons fell sick after eating bread produced by the company.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Health Ministry investigating claims of illness after consuming Gardenia products",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/health-ministry-investigating-claims-of-illness-after-consuming",
        "published": "2026-11-08T04:57:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}