SINGAPORE: Thirty-five Primary 5 students and two staff members from Catholic High School ( Primary ) developed gastroenteritis symptoms after a school camp earlier this week.  ,
None of them were hospitalised, said the Ministry of Health ( MOH) and the Singapore Food Agency ( SFA ) in a joint statement on Thursday ( Aug 29 ).
From Monday through Wednesday, the Ministry of Education held the Labrador Outdoor Adventure Centre.
A number of children at the P5 tent have been experiencing stomach upset since this morning, according to a text message sent to families on Tuesday afternoon.  ,
The school claimed that the camp’s people had arrived right away and that the damaged people’s families had been contacted in the information seen by CNA.  ,
A test was conducted with the group, and most of them were also.  ,
The university claimed to have worked with the campsite to clean the premises and that it would carefully follow the situation.
MOH and SFA announced that they were looking into the event.  ,
In the tired harbor, there were many people.
At the ill sea, all impacted students and employees were being watched.
” On day two, when I woke up, I heard a lot of people went to the sick bay because they got sick with fever, diarrhoea, vomiting”, said Catholic High School ( Primary ) student Brendan Law.  ,
” Many people were in the sick bay at the end of the day,” said one doctor.
CNA is aware that the camp’s caterer was also involved in a food poisoning affair in February, when Northbrooks Secondary individuals became sick while attending a college station.
The cook declined to comment, citing the continued SFA research.
The organizers of outdoor education, which represents the Outdoor Learning and Adventure Education Association, claimed the incident may be brought on by a number of factors, including pupils serving food to their contemporaries, a practice practiced frequently in such tents to tell them about leadership.
” We ca n’t rule out that there is a risk of a student having a pre-existing condition, like having stomach flu or having some sort of virus or bacteria, so that there is a risk of them contaminating the food”, said Mr Delane Lim, secretary-general of the association.
” It may not be the food being contaminated. It’s most likely how the meal is being served while it’s still being prepared. We ca n’t rule out that”.
Catholic High informed CNA that as a precaution, it had already scheduled a distinct cook for the incident.
Most of the damaged students and staff members are back to school as of Thursday.
Food safety is a shared responsibility, said MOH and SFA.
” Food users must play their part by adhering to fine food safety procedures while SFA implements and maintains the regulatory methods. SFA did not dare to impose sanctions against errant food traders, they added.