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After eating chilled crab ramen served at the “Azabu-Juban Summer Festival” (August 22–23) in Minato Ward, Tokyo, a wave of people have come forward reporting diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. According to the Minato Ward public health center, 116 people had reported symptoms as of the end of August, with the number expected to keep rising. Under the Food Sanitation Act, local governments must promptly report suspected food-poisoning outbreaks of 50 or more people to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare — but as of September 3, Minato Ward still hadn’t filed that report. On 5channel, posters questioned why the food was sold from an actual shop rather than a typical festival stall, why the vendor is still operating, and criticized the ward’s slow response.
Regarding the wave of people reporting food-poisoning symptoms — diarrhea, vomiting, fever — after eating “chilled crab ramen” served at the “Azabu-Juban Summer Festival” (August 22–23) in Azabu-Juban, Minato Ward, Tokyo, the ward disclosed that 116 people had come forward as of the end of August, with more expected. Wards are required to promptly notify the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare once 50 or more suspected food-poisoning cases occur, but as of the 3rd, no report had been filed.
According to the ward’s public health center, the first report came in shortly after noon on August 26. An estimated 40 servings of the chilled crab ramen were sold on the 22nd and around 500 on the 23rd; investigators are working to pin down the cause. The restaurant operator who served the dish acknowledged being investigated and apologized on X (formerly Twitter). The ramen is believed to have been cooked at a shop within the festival area and served at the venue.
The Food Sanitation Act and its enforcement regulations state that when 50 or more food-poisoning patients occur, or are deemed likely to, prefectures and special wards “must report immediately to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Even with tempura shrimp, most people leave the tail uneaten.
What's wrong with that?
https://domdomhamburger.com/topics/6996.html
Guess it's just an everyday occurrence there?
So why haven't they reported it?
Sounds like once 50+ people are affected, they're required to escalate it upward.
Is it actually any good?
The guy who does the legendary noodle-draining scene? (a dramatic hot-water-draining move from the manga)
That artist's linework is insanely good.
Looked sketchy from the start.
Their hygiene standards are terrifying.
Why did Minato Ward even approve a stall with sanitation like this?
At this point the ward is basically an accomplice.
I'm guessing the knockdown rate was off the charts. (i.e., a huge share of people who ate it got sick)
But I didn't go to the festival and I've never eaten crab ramen.
I've never had food poisoning myself, but it's got to be worse than just diarrhea.
I had a suspected norovirus case this past winter — vomiting, feeling awful, zero appetite, couldn't properly get out of bed for 1-2 days.
I'd bet this is worse than that.
Must be a real headache for the longtime locals who've worked hard on this festival, having some outsider throw their weight around and cause a mass food-poisoning outbreak.
Sounds like it wasn't your typical festival food stall — more like selling out front of an actual store.
Meaning they had access to a proper fridge and freezer.
Which makes the food poisoning look even worse, if anything…
That's not fair to the shops playing by the rules. Do your jobs, bureaucrats.
That's like saying a pitcher has to quit baseball just because he hit a batter with a pitch.
Apparently the logic is that "Kappou Kanio" and the crab ramen shop are technically different businesses.
Now reality's setting in.
The top looks spicy but the bottom doesn't — either way, neither looks very good.
Background and Key Issues
The Food Sanitation Act and its enforcement regulations require prefectures and special wards to report “immediately” to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare once 50 or more food-poisoning patients occur, or are deemed likely to. In this case, more than a week has passed since the first report on August 26, and even after complaints topped 100, no report from Minato Ward to the ministry has been confirmed — raising practical questions about how strictly that “immediate” reporting requirement is actually being enforced. Posters on the thread noted that the food was sold from an actual store rather than a typical festival stall, meaning it had access to proper refrigeration and freezing — a detail that complicates any simple explanation blaming outdoor-stall conditions in the summer heat. It’s also worth noting that a suspected food-poisoning case doesn’t legally require a business to close unless a formal suspension order is issued, which is why there appears to be a gap between the alleged violation and the shop continuing to operate. The article alone doesn’t establish what caused the outbreak, or whether the reporting delay was intentional or simply a procedural lag.
*This article was compiled from excerpts and summaries of the 5channel (News Express+) thread “[Crab Ramen] 116 Sick as of End of August — Suspected Food Poisoning at Tokyo’s Azabu-Juban Festival, Minato Ward Hasn’t Reported to Health Ministry.”
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