Controversy After Food Contamination Leads to Two Deaths in Xinyi Restaurant

CONTROVERSY HAS BROKEN out in the wake of a food contamination incident that led to two deaths. Two died after eating at the Polam Kopitiam location in the Far Eastern Department Store Xinyi A1 in downtown Taipei. The poisoning incidents occurred between March 19th and last Sunday. It is thought that the deaths occurred due to the presence of bongkrek acid, an acid produced when fermented…

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