​Quebec - Sept-?les: two people hospitalized for a severe allergic reaction after eating bananas

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Bananas: two cases of severe allergic reaction at Sept-?les

QMI AGENCY
Saturday, February 20, 2016 6:42 p.m.
UPDATE Saturday, February 20, 2016 6:42 p.m.

Bananas could be the cause of a serious allergic reaction that sent two people to the hospital emergency at Sept-?les Friday.

"The two people had eaten a banana, so it's a hypothesis for now," said by email Sandra Morin, spokesperson of the Integrated Health and Social Services Centre (CISSS) of the North Shore. They were not of the same family and they are doing well.
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http://www.journaldemontreal.com/201...ve-a-sept-iles

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Sept-?les: two people hospitalized after eating bananas

Updated Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 14 h 17 HNE

The Integrated Centre for Health and Social Services (CISSS) of the North Shore made a request to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) to investigate the causes of hospitalization of two people in Sept-?les.

These people were admitted to the emergency Friday after eating bananas. They have suffered a serious allergic reaction, according to a regional spokesman CISSS, Sandra Morin.

The CISSS asked the Ministry of Food to analyze the banana peels in question to ensure they are not contaminated. The health center is not able to determine from where these bananas originate from.
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No other cases have been reported.

According to information of Charles-Alexandre Tisseyre.

http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/e...ersonnes.shtml

 

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Sept-?les: struck after eating bananas

Sept-?les.
Emy-Jane D?ry
EMY-JANE D?RY
Monday, February 22, 2016 2:29 p.m.
UPDATE Monday, February 22, 2016 2:29 p.m.

Simon Bouchard is one of two mysterious cases of people who have found themselves in the Sept-?les hospital Friday after having breakfast with bananas.

The Septilien visited the Maxi of Sept-?les on Thursday to make his grocery. "I had a mad desire to eat bananas, it had been a week. At the grocery store, they were very nice on the shelf, "said to the the Journal Simon Bouchard.

The 35 year old man is not suffering from any food allergy and regularly consumes bananas. He had never had any complications before. "I have no food allergy, I do not take drugs, nothing," he assured.

Yet on Friday morning, after taking a bite of toast with bananas, he felt a tingling in the throat. Twenty minutes later, his symptoms became exponential.

"I had nausea, vomiting. I started to have a runny nose . After that, I had swollen mouth, ears, nose. I was covered with plates across the body, as if I had been stung by wasps, "he illustrated.

Simon Bouchard visited the urgency of Sept-?les, where he was quickly taken care of. "I began to have trouble breathing, but the respiratory therapist handed me over. They caught me just in time , "commented one who remained under observation for twelve hours.

Shortly before his arrival, a woman came to the emergency room in the same kind of circumstances. "She also ate a banana and she was not allergic. The doctor came to see me, he said, "you also bananas? This is not normal, I do not want my emergency to fill out ". He called immediately MAPAQ (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), "he told M Bouchard.

According to him, the lady in question had bought the same brand of bananas, but at the Provigo of Sept-?les. Fortunately more fear than harm in both cases. "They gave me medicine to pass reactions and undo what I had eaten. I still have to take medication until tomorrow, "he reported Monday.

Contacted by MAPAQ, Simon Bouchard transmitted the remaining bananas and peels of those consumed for analysis.

Not removed from shelves

Reached by The Journal, the Director of Provigo Sept-Iles Gilbert Ouellet confirmed that no special measures had been taken since the event. The grocery store is however in contact with the MAPAQ. Bananas have not been removed from the shelves.

For its part, the Integrated Centre for Health and Social Services of the North Shore has indicated to be still waiting for test results from MAPAQ. The latter would have notified the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, to see if there would have been other situations of the kind elsewhere in Canada.

http://www.journaldequebec.com/2016/02/22/sept-iles-foudroye-apres-avoir-mange-des-bananes