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CNA
5 days ago
- Business
- CNA
One of two caterers behind mass food poisoning incident at ByteDance office charged in court
SINGAPORE: One of the two caterers involved in a mass food poisoning incident at the Singapore office of TikTok owner ByteDance last July was charged in court on Wednesday (Jun 4). A total of 130 people reported having gastroenteritis symptoms, and 57 were taken to the hospital on the day of the incident on Jul 30 last year. The ByteDance office is located at One Raffles Quay. Caterer Yunhaiyao was handed two charges under the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations and the Sale of Food Act. Yunhaiyao, which is located at Northpoint City, was said to have failed to ensure that its premises were free from cockroach infestations. On Jul 31, 2024, while engaged in the preparation of food for sale, Yunhaiyao's premises were said to have more than 10 live cockroaches, found under a folded grey plastic mat behind a rack. A day before, on Jul 30, 2024, Yunhaiyao allegedly sold food which was not of the quality demanded by ByteDance. The caterer sold "wok-fried diced chicken" that was found to contain bacteria that can cause food poisoning. The company has indicated that it will plead guilty, and its next mention has been fixed for Jul 2. The prosecution is seeking fines for both charges.
Daily Mail
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Inside the tragic celebrity dinner party where everyone was on Ozempic: She thought it was just gossip - then JANA HOCKING spoke to the hollow-eyed stars and heard their alarming confessions
There are moments in life where you feel like you're witnessing a cultural tipping point. Something so surreal, so deeply absurd, that you're not sure whether to laugh, cry, or take a sneaky photo for the group chat. For me, that moment came at what was meant to be the glittering society event of the season - a party catered by one of Australia's most exclusive restaurants.
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Mum told she has 3 months to live after doctors missed easy-to-dismiss bowel cancer signs for two years
A mother-of-two has been told she has only a few months to live—after doctors took two years to spot bowel cancer that had left her in so much pain she could 'barely walk'. Julie Butler, 55, from Yorkshire, first began experiencing strange symptoms in early 2020, suffering pain in her gut and gaining two stone in weight despite not changing her diet or exercise routine. Her GP carried out a scan on her reproductive organs and concluded her symptoms were likely caused by fibroids—non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the womb. The grandmother was told she would need a hysterectomy to combat the pain, but due to Covid delays, an operation wasn't available for another two years. By which point, Ms Butler said, she could 'barely walk' and had developed extreme bloating. 'I was bloated all the time,' she said. 'It looked like I was nine months pregnant. 'But doctors couldn't put a finger on it.' The caterer underwent the surgery in July 2022, but the bloating persisted. During a meeting to see how Julie was doing since the hysterectomy, a scan revealed that she had a blockage in her bowel and she was sent for an operation to correct the problem. But during the operation doctors discovered two tumours in the grandmother's lower bowel. 'They said the tumours had gone into my lymph nodes, so they removed them too,' she said. 'Doctors told me it was cancer but sent the tumours off for a biopsy to double check.' The biopsy confirmed colon cancer, and doctors told them they were 95 per cent sure they had removed all the disease, but couldn't be certain. Doctors advised that Julie should start chemotherapy, but after two major operations, she was too ill to complete the treatment. A year later, Ms Butler started to feel ill again, so doctors referred her for an MRI, CT and PET scan in April 2023. The scans showed that the cancer had spread to her lung, liver and spleen, meaning her cancer was now stage four—when it is often considered incurable. Doctors delivered the devastating news that she likely had just three months to live. 'I have a granddaughter, and I was thinking about how I wanted to see her grow up,' she said. 'The day I got told I was stage four, I was worried I would never see her in her first school uniform.' Despite undergoing three different types of chemotherapy treatment since, her cancer is still continuing to grow. 'The NHS wants to try a fourth chemo,' said her husband Robert, a hedge cutter. 'But it is a catch-22 situation. Her liver is in serious trouble. If we carry on with the chemo and it doesn't work, she will end up with liver failure.' The couple are hoping to fly out to Germany so Ms Butler can undergo a specialist form of chemotherapy knownas Trans arterial chemoembolization (TACE). The treatment delivers chemotherapy directly into the blood vessels that feed a tumour, blocking the blood supply to the cancer. TACE is available on the NHS for the treatment of primary liver cancer, but Julie's liver cancer is secondary, meaning she is not eligible for the treatment. 'We have no choice now, we need to try it,' said Mr Butler, who is hoping to raise £40,000 to fund the therapy. 'If we don't try this, Julie is going to die, we have to do it. 'The fact that people have been donating to help Julie shows that angels exist and there are good people out there.' It comes as a global study of disease in 50 countries found rates of bowel cancer in under 50 year-olds are rising in 27 of the 50 nations. England is averaging a 3.6 per cent rise every year—one of the highest rises. Researchers from the American Cancer Society, who led the research said the rise in early onset cancers is no longer limited to high-income Western countries but is now a 'global phenomenon'. Some US research has suggested ultra-processed foods are causing chronic inflammation in the gut, which can lead to the disease. They suggested switching foods such as cured meats, mass-produced bread and ice cream in favour of healthier alternative such as oily fish, fruit and vegetables is 'vital' to staving off the disease. Around 44,000 people of all ages are diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK every year, according to charities.
