On June 16, the Fukuyama City Public Health Center announced that a mass food poisoning incident had occurred at Tsuneishi Shimanami Village in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
The meals provided as dinner on June 11 are believed to be the cause. Among a group of 233 people who ate the meals, 97 developed symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. The common food items among those who showed symptoms were limited to these meals, and Clostridium perfringens (Welsh bacteria) was detected in stool samples.
The meals were prepared by Aozora, a food service operator running restaurant and catering operations in Fukuyama City, at its own facility, then transported to Tsuneishi Shimanami Village for service. The menu included fried chicken (karaage), twice-cooked pork (hoikoro), peperoncino pasta, spinach dressed with sesame, seasoned bean sprouts (namul), salads, and other items. The specific food item that caused the incident is still under investigation.
Clostridium perfringens is an anaerobic bacterium that is widely present in the natural environment, including soil and rivers. It can multiply in food during large-scale cooking and cause food poisoning. The incubation period is 6 to 18 hours, and the main symptoms are diarrhea and abdominal pain. In most cases, patients recover within 1 to 2 days.
The Fukuyama City Public Health Center concluded that this was a case of food poisoning caused by these meals and imposed a business suspension order on both facilities on June 16.
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