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As the vibrant Phuket Vegetarian Festival unfolds, a team from Vachira Phuket Hospital is cracking down on unsanitary practices among street market food vendors and shrine kitchens.
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As the vibrant Phuket Vegetarian Festival unfolds, a team from Vachira Phuket Hospital is cracking down on unsanitary practices among street market food vendors and shrine kitchens.
Last Friday, October 4, Dr Thiraphong Aramruang, Head of the Social Medicine Group at Vachira Phuket Hospital, led an inspection mission at the Sui Boon Tong Shrine (Lor Rong) and the Tao Bo Keng Shrine (Jui Tui), alongside officers from the Consumer Protection, Health Education, and Sanitation departments of Phuket City Municipality’s Public Health and Environment division.
The team meticulously checked the produce and cooking ingredients while dispensing vital advice on food safety and sanitation. A significant concern highlighted was the dangers posed by polar substances in reused frying oil. According to Vachira Phuket Hospital, these polar compounds are indigestible…