That is truly sad that it wiped out an entire family. You would think if it was frozen ...like the article said...it would have killed any bugs.

😥 That's awful!

I am so confused, mainly because I keep running over all of the old food eaten in my freezer to make room for more food when everyone was going crazy emptying the shelves, so were the noodles already poisonous or them being in the freezer made them poisonous?

@eighteen : think they already were bad before being frozen. From improper fermentation.

@ParksideRes : Oh, ok.Dang, that's unfortunate.

@eighteen : Yes, nasty food stuff will just inactivate in a freezer. Thawing will allow it to reactivate and be ingested if not cooked properly.

@ParksideRes : Yes and their basic living standards are lacking so much, like clean, bacteria free water. It's scary but not something that tends to happen here. TG.

Super tragic. Prayers for all involved

Terrible! Sounds like it happens a lot?
Gao Fei, director of food safety at the Heilongjiang Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, said the toxic substance can often be fatal."It can cause serious damage to many human organs including the liver, kidneys, heart, and brain," Gao said. "Currently, there is no specific antidote. Once poisoned, the fatality rate can be as high as 40 to 100 percent."The National Health Commission issued a warning Tuesday to avoid making and eating foods with fermented rice and flour, the state-run outlet China Daily reported."Using fresh and unspoiled food materials and frequently changing water when making food can reduce the risk of contamination, but it is best to avoid making and ingesting foods made of fermented grain entirely for safety concerns," the advisory said.

That's so sad. It seems like a few years ago there was a kid (teenager) in Europe, I believe, that passed away from eating leftover pasta as well. something about it not being stored or reheated properly and bacteria growth.