![[OPINION] The urgent need for food safety education in schools [OPINION] The urgent need for food safety education in schools](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/81718771980_KantinSekolah.jpg)
[OPINION] The urgent need for food safety education in schools
Failure to adhere to food safety regulations has led to an increase in reported food poisoning cases in Malaysia.
Wed Jun 19 2024
![MOH investigating deadly Gombak food poisoning cases MOH investigating deadly Gombak food poisoning cases](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/81718089744_TBLukanismanAwangS.jpg)
MOH investigating deadly Gombak food poisoning cases
According to police, the food in both cases was identified as fried been hoon and eggs.
Tue Jun 11 2024
![Teen boy, toddler allegedly die after eating food from school Teen boy, toddler allegedly die after eating food from school](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/41718081563_NoorArrifinMohamad.jpg)
Teen boy, toddler allegedly die after eating food from school
Police said the boy and the toddler was alleged to have died of food poisoning after eating food from a religious school in Gombak.
Tue Jun 11 2024
![75 Kota Bharu secondary students treated for food poisoning - Kelantan Health director 75 Kota Bharu secondary students treated for food poisoning - Kelantan Health director](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-01/41705558720_TBZAINIHUSSINjp.jpg)
75 Kota Bharu secondary students treated for food poisoning - Kelantan Health director
The food poisoning is believed to be linked to a chicken dish served to them last Saturday.
Tue Apr 23 2024
![DOF confirms PD mussels contaminated with biotoxin DOF confirms PD mussels contaminated with biotoxin](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-04/51712222434_kupang.jpg)
DOF confirms PD mussels contaminated with biotoxin
Laboratory analysis found that there are harmful algae that cause mussels in Port Dickson waters to be contaminated and unsafe to eat.
Thu Apr 04 2024
![[COLUMNIST] We see ‘light at the end of tunnel’ in police corruption fight [COLUMNIST] We see ‘light at the end of tunnel’ in police corruption fight](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-01/71704341270_PDRM.jpg)
[COLUMNIST] We see ‘light at the end of tunnel’ in police corruption fight
The police force must confront their reality that it has amongst its workforce those who are 'poisoning the well'.
Tue Feb 20 2024
![China executes kindergarten teacher for poisoning preschoolers China executes kindergarten teacher for poisoning preschoolers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/51677229362_Chinaflag.jpg)
China executes kindergarten teacher for poisoning preschoolers
The teacher was executed this week after killing one child and injuring 24 others by poisoning their porridge with sodium nitrite.
Fri Jul 14 2023
![Sixty Afghan girls hospitalised after school poisoning - Police Sixty Afghan girls hospitalised after school poisoning - Police](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-04/51650387705_TBtaliban.jpg)
Sixty Afghan girls hospitalised after school poisoning - Police
The poisoning, which targeted a girls' school in the Afghan province of Sar-e Pol, comes after intense scrutiny of girls' education.
Mon Jun 05 2023
![Russia's Navalny has mystery ailment which may be poisoning - spokeswoman Russia's Navalny has mystery ailment which may be poisoning - spokeswoman](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-04/71681388968_TBALEXEI.jpg)
Russia's Navalny has mystery ailment which may be poisoning - spokeswoman
Alexei Navalny has lost 8 kg in weight in just over two weeks, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said.
Thu Apr 13 2023
!['Navalny,' portrait of Kremlin critic, wins best documentary Oscar 'Navalny,' portrait of Kremlin critic, wins best documentary Oscar](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-03/61678671993_NAVALNY.jpg)
'Navalny,' portrait of Kremlin critic, wins best documentary Oscar
The film "Navalny" is about the poisoning that nearly killed Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader.
Mon Mar 13 2023
![Is the poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran a new front in the war against girls' education? Is the poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran a new front in the war against girls' education?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/51673010170_protestagainstthe.jpg)
Is the poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran a new front in the war against girls' education?
Accounts differ, but many reports cite more than 1,000 cases of poisoning at schools across Iran.
Tue Mar 07 2023
![Khamenei says poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is an unforgivable crime Khamenei says poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is an unforgivable crime](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-03/71646131586_Iran.jpg)
Khamenei says poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran is an "unforgivable crime"
Over a thousand Iranian girls in different schools have suffered "mild poison" attacks since November.
Mon Mar 06 2023
![Bacterial infections the 'second leading cause of death worldwide' Bacterial infections the 'second leading cause of death worldwide'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-11/81669272673_Covid.jpg)
Bacterial infections the 'second leading cause of death worldwide'
S. aureus is a bacterium common in human skin and nostrils but behind a range of illnesses, while E. coli commonly causes food poisoning.
Thu Nov 24 2022
![Amy Winehouse biopic in the works, Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct Amy Winehouse biopic in the works, Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2018-01/61514955444_amywinehouse.jpg)
Amy Winehouse biopic in the works, Sam Taylor-Johnson to direct
The film "Back to Black" will look at the life and music of the six-time Grammy Award winner, who died from alcohol poisoning.
Wed Jul 13 2022
![Dept collects samples to determine how bulls died Dept collects samples to determine how bulls died](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-07/81657620379_TBLEMBUMATI.jpg)
Dept collects samples to determine how bulls died
Tests on the samples will show whether the animals died of disease or poisoning, department director Dr Anun Man said.
Wed Jul 13 2022