AMMAN — Water sources in
Jerash are
“clean and not contaminated”, Raed Al-Shboul, secretary-general of the
Ministryof Health for Epidemics and Communicable Diseases insisted, according to Al-Mamlaka
TV.
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Shboul said “Jerash has become a hot spot” for
food poisoning, and as a result, his ministry tightened its monitoring strategy
by collecting samples from food establishments from fortnightly to weekly.
He said that the monitoring visits will
increase on food establishments in cooperation with the
Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA), especially during the summer.
Shboul said that out of 41 suspected poisoning
cases reported to Jerash Government Hospital, all but two cases are still under
treatment, but in a stable condition.
Director-General
of JFDA Nizar Al-Mheidat said his agency is following up on the poisoning cases
that have been reported since Friday, to determine the source of the bacteria
that caused the poison, in coordination with Jerash Health Department,
according to Alghad News.
He said that the
monitoring and inspection staff were sent directly to Souf in Jerash, and they
conducted a comprehensive survey on food joints in the area, where the
poisoning incidents occurred, adding that two restaurants were shut down as a
precaution.
Mheidat pointed
out that large samples of the food were taken to labs for analysis and that the
results will be announced once they are ready.
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