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Article: Food poisoning claims 26 in Q1.
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- China Business News
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- May 6, 2008
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Food poisoning claims 26 in Q1
Shanghai. May 6. INTERFAX-CHINA - Food poisoning killed 26 people in China during the first three months of this year, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday.
By comparison, the country reported 25 fatalities attributed to food poisoning over the same period in 2007, though the total for the entire year rose to 258.
From January to March this year, the ministry received reports of 57 food poisoning incidents across the country, which resulted in 1,252 people visiting hospitals. Over the same period last year, 64 incidents ...