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Taipei food poisoning

Two more die from food poisoning outbreak at Malaysian eatery in Taipei

Testing of food samples has found toxin called bongkretic acid from chef’s faeces

Taipei food poisoning outbreak: toxin found in faeces of M’sian eatery chef

Bongkrekic acid has been detected in the faeces of a chef from Malaysian chain Polam Kopitiam's branch in Xinyi following a lethal food poisoning outbreak.

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