Environmental samples at restaurant chain test negative for toxic bacteria

Eight environmental samples obtained from the Xinyi branch of the Malaysian restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam have tested negative for the bacterium that is believed to have produced a lethal toxin linked to the recent food poisoning outbreak in Taipei, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Wednesday.

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