Food poisoning case said to involve mussels reported in Melaka

MELAKA: A case of food poisoning reportedly caused by mussels has been reported to the Melaka Health Department.

State health, human resources and unity committee chairman Ngwe Hee Sem said the victim, a 34-year-old man, was admitted to Hospital Alor Gajah on Saturday (June 8).

“There was indeed a case… reported at Hospital Alor Gajah, but (the cause) has not yet been confirmed. The matter is still under investigation by the Fisheries Department.

“The patient was warded for examination, has already recovered and will be allowed to go home soon,” he said in a statement on Tuesday (June 11).

Last Thursday (June 6), Fisheries deputy director-general (management) Wan Muhammad Aznan Abdullah said water and mussel sample analyses showed that Port Dickson waters were still contaminated with harmful biotoxins.

The latest tests found that toxin levels were decreasing and approaching the standard threshold of 800 parts per billion (ppb), he added.

However, he said the ban on mussel or clam farmers from selling bivalves from Port Dickson was still in effect for the public’s safety. – Bernama