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Public health officers investigate mussel seller after alleged food poisoning death
Public health officers are investigating a mussel seller in the Isaan province Mukdahan, which borders Laos, after a man developed food poisoning symptoms sometime after eating the mussels and died.
35 year old Watchara Mada and his father ate the mussels last week. Although his father ate the mussels, Watchara “feasted” on the shellfish, according to his mother, 52 year old Rakthong.
The next morning, Watchara started vomiting and showing other signs of food poisoning. It’s unclear if the father also showed symptoms. Nation Thailand says the mussels “allegedly poisoned a family.”
The family gave him some medicine, but they say Watchara was vomiting so much that they decided to take him to a local hospital. He died later that day. Nation Thailand did not report on if a medical examiner declared the cause of death.
The family say they decided not to press charges against the mussel seller.
SOURCE: Nation Thailand
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Toby Andrews
Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 4:37 pm
Sea food is so likely to poison, I rarely eat seafood.
This might have not been the sellers fault. A few dead mussels in a bag full, might be enough to kill person who do not have a strong stomach.
Mark
Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 9:45 pm
Cook your own food and from reliable sellers ! Thailand has no food standards
James Pate
Friday, December 11, 2020 at 4:42 am
Mukdahan- I would never eat seafood so far from the ocean.