Tag: Food poison

Recent food poisoning incidents have highlighted systemic challenges in the informal food sector, where regulation and enforcement have been uneven.

The toxic substance is banned for household use and has been implicated in similar food poisoning cases across the country.

Declaring foodborne illnesses a national disaster enables the government to marshal resources across departments to address the crisis comprehensively.

The boy's family informed authorities that he displayed worrying symptoms after consuming a snack purchased from a local spaza shop.

The focus should instead be on holding government accountable for ensuring food safety at all stores.

Police also discovered hazardous chemicals stored next to consumables, including the pesticide "Sniper," a systemic termite control insecticide that contains ...

Nine pupils from Imekhaya Primary School, in Mossel Bay, fell terribly ill after sharing a packet of chips bought from ...

Testing confirmed that Terbufos was present in samples taken from spaza shops and in food packaging linked to the deaths ...

To address the crisis, Ramaphosa announced a comprehensive plan consisting of immediate, medium-term, and long-term measures:

This is according to Premier Panyaza Lesufi who on Sunday updated residents on the implementation of by-laws to govern spaza ...

Gauteng is tightening safety controls and suspending food sales around schools following severe foodborne illness cases.

Some of the things confiscated at one of the shops illegally occupying municipal land in Alra Park include spices and ...

A two-year-old boy in Bushbuckridge has died from suspected food poisoning, while authorities investigate the cause amid growing concerns over ...

The children, aged between six and 12, complained of severe stomach pains shortly after eating the snacks.

Shocking developments reveal no toxic chemicals in spaza shop snacks believed responsible for the deaths of six Naledi children.

Reports of a mass food poisoning incident at Ngaqa Primary in KZN have surfaced, allegedly linked to snacks bought from ...

Several pupils from a Bronkhorstspruit school were rushed to hospital over suspected food poisoning, while unrest linked to foreign-owned spaza ...

Over 70 West Rand pupils are hospitalised after suspected food poisoning at a school camp. Here's everything we know.

A delivery biker in Ottawa, KZN, collapsed after consuming a poisoned pie allegedly given to him by an ex-colleague.

Woolworths has initiated an emergency recall of its peanut butter ice cream due to high Aflatoxin levels. Here's everything you ...

The peanut butter recall was triggered by the discovery of aflatoxin levels surpassing the legally permissible limits.