{
  "id": 18868556,
  "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-18868556",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T04:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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 health ministry is set to investigate a bread factory in Shah Alam following claims of food poisoning on social media. The ministry is awaiting laboratory results on the affected product and plans to inspect the factory to ensure compliance with the Food Act. If any violations of food safety are found, enforcement action will be taken, the ministry announced today.\n\nThe ministry sought an explanation from Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd regarding the allegations. The company's response indicated that their internal investigation found no non-compliance with food safety procedures, production deviations, or alterations to the recipe. Gardenia had also stated that they met with the customer and conducted tests on the bread in question.\n\nThe ministry has taken several products for analysis, and their departments are examining the company's production records and quality control factors to identify the source of the issue and determine the next steps. The health ministry assures the public that there have been no changes to the bread recipe and that food safety SOPs will continue to be enforced. Gardenia Bakeries has also committed to cooperating 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."
}