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39 fall ill in Hong Kong school lunch food poisoning outbreak

A suspected food poisoning outbreak affected 39 individuals, including 37 students and two staff members, at a primary school in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. The affected individuals experienced symptoms such as stomach pain and diarrhea after consuming lunchboxes provided by Danny Catering Service. In response, the catering service has decided to discontinue its classroom portioning arrangement at the school to enhance food safety. AI

RANK_REASON This is a report of a food safety incident and a business decision by a supplier, not a core AI development.

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39 fall ill in Hong Kong school lunch food poisoning outbreak

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Theodora Yu ·

    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 …

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ng Kang-chung ·

    39 pupils and staff fall ill after eating school lunches in Sha Tin

    Hong Kong health authorities are investigating an outbreak of suspected food poisoning that hit 39 pupils and staff members who ate lunch at a Sha Tin school earlier this week. Twenty-three boys and 14 girls, aged between five and 11, from Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Prim…