The National Environment Agency (NEA) has suspended the licence of
the bakery at Goodwood Park Hotel after several cases of food
poisoning were reported.
The food poisoning cases, traced to the consumption of durian
pastries, were reported between March 15 and April 16, a joint
press release from the NEA, Ministry of Health (MOH) and Agri-Food
& Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said on Friday (April
22).
As of Thursday (April 21), 76 cases of food poisoning were
reported.
The bakery's licence has been suspended until further notice.
MOH's epidemiological investigations found that the consumption of
durian pastries was the only common epidemiological link.
Some lapses were found in food handling in the durian pastry
kitchen of the bakery, although the premises were found to be clean
with proper housekeeping.
Further investigations are ongoing.
The durian pastries there are a favourite among Singaporeans, who
expressed their shock about the news on Facebook.
Some were relieved that they didn't eat the pastries recently.
While a few just discovered or shared how they were affected.
TNP