BEIJING, KOMPAS.com – At least nine members family of China died, after they eat me homemade stored in the freezer for one year.
Me it is reported to contain fermented cornmeal, thereby poisoning one of these families with acidic compounds Bongkrek.
It all started when a family located in Jixi, Heilongjiang Province, ate a Chinese dish called Suantangzi, on October 5.
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Seven adults who ate the traditional food fell ill and then died five days later, it was reported Daily Mirror Tuesday (20/10/2020).
Then two other people, with one identified as Li, died on Monday, they were quoted as saying Daily Star (19/10/2020).
Fortunately, three children in the family survived after refusing to eat the noodles, because they admitted it tasted bad.
Gao Fei, director of food safety at the Heilongjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the poison due to bongkrekic acid is extremely fatal.
He explained that the poison had infected a few hours after that, during which the sufferer could experience stomach pain and sweating.
“The poison can cause serious damage to human organs such as the liver, kidneys, heart and brain,” Gao told China News Service.
Gao explained that currently, there is no antidote for tamarind. Once exposed, he put the death rate at between 40-100 percent.
He explained that the tamarind, which is produced from fermented coconuts, is even resistant when heated in high temperatures.
Bongkrekwhich is usually used as raw material for tempe bongkrek, is banned in Indonesia because it is responsible for many deaths.
Between 1951 and 1975, every year in Indonesia there were recorded 288 cases of poisoning and 34 victims died from tempe bongkrek.
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