Thai health officials order nationwide testing for bacteria in Sushi

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Nationwide Testing for Bacteria in Sushi Ordered
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


Photo: Matichon

BANGKOK — Concerns about an outbreak of bacteria in sashimi and sushi has prompted health officials to order yesterday a nationwide inspection.

In December, bacteria in salmon sashimi, a favorite Bangkok dish, sickened a number of customers at Sushi Hiro on Rama III Road, and officials from the Food and Drug Administration on Monday said tests of raw fish food safety will be conducted across the country.

On Friday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ordered inspections of all sushi sellers in the capital. Officials have not announced any other incidents of contamination, or why they are expanding the inspection nationwide at this time.

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[worgeordie]

I would think any food eaten raw has a nice colony of Bacteria,even some cooked foods too,

sanitary and Thailand don't really go together,and you can never be sure the server/cook has

washed their hands after going to the toilet,too many times i have seen cooks,wipe the work

top with a filthy rag,the pre-pair food.

regards worgeordie

[Lupatria]

According to the non existent hygiene standards in restaurants, wet markets and food stalls it is like telling a corpse:

"and from now on no more smoking in bed,- understood?"

[connda]

If they tested the bacterial and protozoa levels in Plaraa, they'd make it illegal.

[dodojero]

What does not kill you makes you stronger! ???. After 30 years in Thailand I should be dead already if everything is that dirty, dangerous and poisoned as they say.

[DrTuner]

If they tested the bacterial and protozoa levels in Plaraa, they'd make it illegal.

Should be deemed a WMD, perhaps Trump would invade and send the stuff to Mars. I for one would be cheering all the way. Horrid substance.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

It's not just the bacteria you have to worry about with Thai sushi... It's also the coloring dyes used to color the fish.

http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/05/27/sushi-crackdown-officials-collect-raw-fish-samples-run-chemical-dye-tests

Dr. Nantarika Chansue, an aquatic lives expert from Chulalongkorn University, conducted a simple experiment on her Japanese dinner and found out that the raw fish she had planned to eat was dyed pink.

Dr. Nantarika’s experiment was a simple one. She just left a sample of her tuna in water for five minutes. In that time, the color surprisingly came off, revealing white meat.

“I ordered a sushi set from a popular chain restaurant and, as a fish doctor, I just couldn’t eat it. The color of the tuna was unnaturally pink,” she wrote in a Facebook post that went viral on Wednesday.

Dr. Paisal Dunkum, deputy secretary-general of the FDA, said that it is illegal to dye raw meat and that violators could face up to two years imprisonment and a fine of THB20,000.

[jerojero]

Needle. Haystack. 'nuff said.

[taony]

Incident six months ago, action now???? Will they test all the roadside sushi sellers too? Maybe not, i am sure the sushi is fine after sitting out in 33 degree weather and the dirt of the traffic.