Food poisoning assessment in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, 2016 - 2018

Abstract

Food poisoning could cause serious health issues. In this report, the statistical data about food poisoning available from 2016 to 2018 in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province was analyzed. The aim is to outline basic strategic action plans for addressing key factors that affected food safety in the region. It was found that there were annually 03 cases of foodborne outbreaks with 68 infected people and 01 fatality. The most common causes of food poisoning were microorganisms (72.41%), followed by chemical pesticides (21.83%) and the least were natural toxins (5.74%). Foodborne outbreaks normally occurred in residential kitchens (55.56%), factory canteen (22.22%), and restaurants (22.22%).