Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 13, 2019 Moderators Share Posted October 13, 2019 Quote Health blitz closes restaurant as diarrhea outbreak mounts Posted 12/10/2019 Health authorities in San Miguelito have ordered the temporary closure of Jerry N ° 4 restaurant, following a series of investigations of food facilities in response to a widespread outbreak of diarrhea in the region. Yaritsel Ríos the regional director of Health, said that the closure of the restaurant is part of the health prophylaxis actions carried out together with officials of the General Directorate of Migration and Customs, and the Ministry of Labor. During the raid on the restaurant they found employees with health cards of doubtful origin, foreign citizens who had no documents, among other irregularities. Rios said that the actions included commercial stores such as bakeries, wineries, minisupers, among others, located in the Rufina Alfaro district, in which they detected that they were not complying with the necessary hygienic measures. She explained that in addition to the complaints filed by the members of these communities, they are taking these types of measures due to the diarrhea problems occurring in the district. Authorities have registered 26,000 t cases of diarrhea. Those most affected are adults between 20 and 59 years of age. https://www.newsroompanama.com/health/health-blitz-closes-restaurant-as-diarrhea-outbreak-mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Moderators Share Posted October 14, 2019 Quote Food handling perils in San Miguelito Posted 13/10/2019 Food handlers in Brisas del Golf wearing flops and shorts and without aprons or hairnets have been found without health cards or work permits during a surprise weekend operation by health authorities targeting fondas, minisupers, and restaurants Regional health director Yaritzel Ríos said that bad food handling could be seen with the naked eye, with dirty utensils, coupled with the presence of rodents and cockroaches. They also found deteriorated refrigerators, cross-contaminated food, and the absence of fumigation controls. According to epidemiological reports until week 39, there have been 26,000 cases of diarrhea have been registered in the San Miguelito district. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/food-handling-perils-in-san-miguelito-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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