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Guangzhou on alert for food poisoning, culprit seized
By Wang Qingchu |
January 12, 2011, Wednesday
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GUANGZHOU police have detained a man who was suspected of putting poison in foods sold in a supermarket and warned people who bought food there to get a refund as soon as possible, local officials have said.
The 21-year-old suspect, surnamed Zhang, tried to blackmail TrustMart in Zhuhai District of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, on January 3. He called the supermarket again the second day, saying he mixed poison in rice, dried mushrooms, meatballs, green bean noodles and potato noodles, Nanfang Daily reported today.
Tests found two kinds of rat poison in rice and dried mushrooms. Police sealed the poisoned foods, but more than 300 kilograms of them had already been sold, the report said.
District authorities urged consumers who bought the mentioned products in the supermarket from January 3 to January 4 to return them for a refund.
At the same time, two hospitals have been instructed to prepare for patients suffering from food poisoning.
Rat poison can cause symptoms of nausea, dizziness, vomit, and abdominal pain, but sufferers are curable. If the food is washed thoroughly, rat poison toxicity can be reduced significantly, said Cheng Jianding, associate professor of Zhongshan School of Medicine.
It is not known yet why the man wanted to blackmail the supermarket. The case is still under investigation.
The 21-year-old suspect, surnamed Zhang, tried to blackmail TrustMart in Zhuhai District of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, on January 3. He called the supermarket again the second day, saying he mixed poison in rice, dried mushrooms, meatballs, green bean noodles and potato noodles, Nanfang Daily reported today.
Tests found two kinds of rat poison in rice and dried mushrooms. Police sealed the poisoned foods, but more than 300 kilograms of them had already been sold, the report said.
District authorities urged consumers who bought the mentioned products in the supermarket from January 3 to January 4 to return them for a refund.
At the same time, two hospitals have been instructed to prepare for patients suffering from food poisoning.
Rat poison can cause symptoms of nausea, dizziness, vomit, and abdominal pain, but sufferers are curable. If the food is washed thoroughly, rat poison toxicity can be reduced significantly, said Cheng Jianding, associate professor of Zhongshan School of Medicine.
It is not known yet why the man wanted to blackmail the supermarket. The case is still under investigation.
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