KNS.... eat star fruits also can mati. China really boleh.

[Apollo]

M'sian in a coma in Shenzhen; two others said to have died

KUALA LUMPUR - A 66-year-old Malaysian is among more than a dozen people who are in a coma after eating star fruits in Shenzhen province in China.

 

Two patients have died at the Shenzhen General Hospital after eating the fruit.

 

Tang Gon Seang, a retired assistant headmaster of SRJK © Kwang Hwa in Butterworth and his wife Teoh Hui Fong, 58, had gone to visit their engineer son in Shenzhen on Feb 18.

 

On March 29, he passed out and was rushed to the Shenzhen hospital, where has been in a coma since.

Mr Tang's brother-in-law Teoh Thian Lye, 55, said that at first doctors at the intensive care unit were baffled by his condition.

 

Then, a specialist at the hospital asked Hui Fong whether her husband had eaten star fruits and she replied he had eaten some which he bought from a wet market there.

 

'The specialist then told her there were more than 10 people in the hospital, who also fell into a coma after eating the star fruits bought in Shenzhen. Two had even died,' said Thian Lye at MCA Public Complaints and Services Department head Datuk Michael Chong's office on Sunday.

 

The family is seeking Mr Chong's help as they could not afford the huge hospital bill and want to bring Mr Tang back to Malaysia.

 

The hospital bill is RM1,000 (S$431) a day after being reduced from RM5,000 a day. To bring home Mr Tang, they also require a medical report on his condition and the cause of illness to ascertain whether he could be flown back.

However, the Shenzhen General Hospital has refused to give the report and only provided a note in Mandarin which stated that Mr Tang had suffered food poisoning after eating star fruits.

 

The note added that Mr Tang suffered renal failure, high blood pressure, lung problems and breathing difficulties.

'The family is in a fix. They hope the hospital can reduce the fees,' said Mr Chong.

 

He said they also wanted to warn other Malaysians in Shenzhen not to eat star fruits while there. Mr Chong said notices had been put up at the Shenzhen General Hospital warning people about eating the fruit. - The Star/ANN.

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/...ory_229531.html

[Tjkbeluga]

Nowadays must bring along silver needle all the time to check for poison...Haha, I watched too much chinese swordfighting show....

[Chemz]

really got nothing to say. why is it that the chinese chinese can stomach contamination so well while the rest of the world can't???!??!

[Apollo]

u kidding rite? 10 pple enter horsepeter, 2 died.. and this one in coma is malaysian. the rest probably fr china.

[Firefly968]

That's why I'll be very careful about food when traveling in China. Heard too many similar stories.

[Chemz]

in relative proportion, the hit rate considered quite low for locals liao man, considered the fruits were peddled in a wet market and not some defunct adhoc setup..

[Apollo]

hit rate low probably becos it goes unreported.

 

hundreds get drowned a day each time there is a monsoon strike in mumbai but that does not get reported becos it is just too common, given the population size.

[Mzrmazda3]

I thought Star Fruit is one of those 'Good For Health' fruits

 

But in Tiong Kok, really is si mi also boleh one

[Kxbc]

Last year, wifey bought some titbits from China while she was there for a business trip. I took a small packet (those really small pack size) of preserved duck tongue. And I broke out in hives the next day when I was at the gym. First time like that happening to me. Up to now still don't know what I am allergic to. Now I scared liao. Stay far far away from China-made preserved food stuff.

[Yrvsport]

That one not stat fruit lah..thats is poison star fish which been dried up looks alike...

[Kianbeng]

sigh. Everytime when I'm in China, I eat like nobody's business. Coz quality food is so cheap there.

 

Hear liao also scared.

[Picanto]

do you peel the apple skin before eating apples? heard that the skin has unseen pesticide leftovers and will harm the body

[Lala81]

yet to be proven whether it's poisoning by man made compounds or bacteria.

There were deaths in europe few years back due to bacteria contaminated brussel sprouts which people eat raw in salad. QUite a number died as well.