Almost 2,000 people, mostly schoolchildren from the Caraga region of the Philippines, experienced food poisoning after consuming durian, mangosteen, and mango flavored candies in 2015. [1] The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines confirmed that the sweets were contaminated by staphylococcus bacteria, a bacteria commonly found on ...

Jul 16, 2015 · Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Garin underscored the importance of proper hygiene in food production. In an earlier advisory, DFA and DOH warned consumers of purchasing durian candies with the brand “Wendy’s,” the …

Jul 16, 2015 · The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday said the durian candies that downed nearly 2,000 people, including children, tested positive for the bacteria staphylococcus aureus.

Jul 16, 2015 · Wendy's Durian Candy tests positive for staphylococcus bacteria. One of the victims is still in the hospital but will be discharged soon.

Jul 16, 2015 · The durian and mangosteen-flavored candies that had caused massive food poisoning in almost 2000 students from the province of Surigao Sur and Surigao Norte was found contaminated with bacteria. This was the results from the laboratory done by Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) and Department of Health (DoH) central office on the candy sample.

Jul 15, 2015 · Following a food poisoning outbreak caused by durian candies over the weekend, the Caraga office of the Department of Health (DOH-Caraga) sent samples of patients’ bodily fluids to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Monday (June 13).

Jul 13, 2015 · The Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) said on Monday that they are studying the possibility of microbial contamination as the cause of the mass food poisoning.

Staphylococcus bacteria was found in samples of Wendy's Durian Candy that sickened thousands in the Mindanao region of the Philippines. Health officials believe the candy was contaminated because candy makers did not properly wash their hands or equipment.

Jul 14, 2015 · At least 66 of the victims remain confined in various clinics and hospitals as of Sunday night, according to a DOH report. Authorities have stopped the production of Wendy’s Durian Candies in Davao City as these have been blamed for …

Jul 13, 2015 · A team of Davao City’s Business Bureau puts a closure order at the Wendy’s Durian Candy factory in Purok 25, People’s Village, Ma-a, Monday morning, where the contaminated Durian candy which downed over a thousand people in Surigao del Sur came from.