Poisonous produce

More than 200 people in Cambodia’s eastern Svay Rieng province were hospitalized after eating imported vegetables from Vietnam that were not properly washed or cooked, the French-based Pasteur Institute of Cambodia has confirmed after running tests. The case has highlighted an already acknowledged need for more domestic vegetable production and less dependency on imported produce. The Pasteur Institute said the food poisoning, which occurred in early June, could be traced back to cabbage and other imports from the Kingdom’s eastern neighbor that contained large amounts of chemicals. …

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