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In the Baolin Tea House bunker acid poisoning case, which resulted in 6 deaths and 33 injuries, the Taipei District Court found the person in charge Li Fangxuan and the store manager not guilty, while other chefs, substitute chefs and work-study students were all found guilty.
The Bunkerley acid poisoning food safety incident that occurred at the “Baolin Tea House” in Xinyi District, Taipei City more than 2 years ago resulted in 33 people being poisoned and 6 deaths. Prosecutors prosecuted the man in charge, Li Fangxuan, under wrongful death, negligent injury and food safety laws. Store manager Wang Shunde, chef Sunday Hao, substitute chef Hu Qingfu and work-study student Ruan Shimingying were prosecuted by the Taipei District Court. Today, Li was sentenced to 10 months in prison, Wang was found not guilty, Zhou was sentenced to 6 months, Hu was sentenced to 8 months, and Ruan was sentenced to 4 months. An appeal can be made.
The temperature gradually increased in Xinyi District, Taipei City from March 14 to 17, 2024. After the daily business hours of the Far Eastern Department Store
The prosecutor’s investigation revealed that the kway teow used in “Famous Char Kway Teow” and “Po Lam Wad Egg River” sold from March 19 to 24, 2024, were contaminated with toxic substances due to operator negligence. Six customers died while eating, and another 27 customers suffered from stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.
The prosecutor found that Le Fang Xuan should have known that unsealed kuay teow should be stored at low temperatures and refrigerated. If it is stored in a hot and humid environment for a long time after opening, it will be susceptible to contamination by pathogenic organisms. However, he failed to implement food management, which led Zhou Zhouhao, Nguyen Thi Minh Anh and Hu Thanh Phu to randomly store unsealed cuy teow in a storage basket under the table at normal temperature.
In addition, Wu Qingfu failed to implement the principles of preventing cross-contamination and stated that materials should be first in, first out. They not only reused the same plastic bags as gloves, but also put newly opened kueh teoh into used plastic bags, and even mixed kueh teoh opened and used at different times.
Prosecutors filed an indictment in January last year, arguing that Li Fangxuan failed to meet his education and training obligations, and specifically requested a prison sentence of no more than four years. Hu Qingfu failed to pay attention to important basic food safety principles, and requested a prison sentence of more than four years and two months.
At the beginning of the collegium panel trial, Li Fangxuan once pleaded not guilty and expressed his willingness to mediate with the victim and reach a settlement with the two people, but the contents of the settlement were not made public.
The judge once called Food and Drug Administration Director Jiang Zhigang and Taipei’s chief physician Yang Zhenchang to testify. Jiang Zhigang admitted that the source of the bacteria and toxins could not be determined; Yang Zhenchang said that the “Baolin case” was the first case of boncarlicic acid poisoning, and there was no other case for comparison, and there was no in-depth research on Burkholderia gladioli and boncarlicic acid poisoning in China.
The first person to die from food poisoning at the Baolin Tea House was a 39-year-old man surnamed Lu, who worked in the financial industry. Lu ate vegetarian fried kway teow on March 22, 2024 and died after being rescued by Taipei Mackay Hospital; The second person to die was a 66-year-old man. A man surnamed Yang went to Po Lam Teahouse to eat fried kway teow on March 19, 2024. She also developed diarrhea, weakness and other symptoms. He was sent to hospital and died on the morning of 27 March. After that, four more consumers died of multiple organ failure after consuming them.
Following the incident, the Consumer Foundation filed a group lawsuit in court on behalf of the family members of the deceased and those who were poisoned, demanding compensation from Baolin Tea House, Far Eastern Department Store and Dashi Plaza. The request included compensation of more than 200 million yuan in medical expenses, loss of working ability and emotional comfort.
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The prosecutor reported that this Bunkerley acid food safety incident caused a total of 33 people to be poisoned, 6 of whom died, and another 27 people suffered symptoms such as stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Subsequently, family members and consumers also demanded compensation.
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The Taipei District Court sentenced man-in-charge Li Fangxuan to October 1, store manager Wang Shunde to not guilty, chef Sunday Hao to June, substitute chef Hu Qingfu to August and work-study student Ruan Shimingying to April. The entire case is still subject to appeal.
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The court and prosecutors believed that the unsealed kway teow was not refrigerated at low temperatures as required, but rather was left in a hot and humid environment for long periods of time, and that there were problems such as reusing plastic bags and mixing old and new kway teow, which contaminated the contents and produced toxins.
