INTERACTIVE: Food poisoning incidents on the rise after pandemic


A Klang Municipal Council health inspector taking a food sample as part of a routine hygiene check.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians love to eat, so this may be tough to swallow: food poisoning cases are back with a vengeance after seeing a big drop during the pandemic.

Cases are now more common, with 51 incidents recorded for every 100,000 people in Malaysia last year – more than double the rate of 18.4 incidents in 2021.

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