The Health Ministry is not looking at issuing bans on sale of cooked sea food at other municipal markets around the country following the ban at the Suva market after a woman died after eating cooked seafood from the market.

Permanent Secretary Dr Salanieta Saketa saud Health Departments at various municipalities have their own jurisdictions.

Saketa has offered any assistance to the Suva City Council Health Department which has imposed a ban on the sale of cooked seafood and meat from the Suva market.

Suva/Lami Special Administrator Marica Hallacy said they know that some vendors may try to sell cooked sea food and meat despite the ban put in place, however strict action will be taken.

SCC has placed a ban on the selling of pre-cooked BBQ, mud crabs or mana, prawns, kaikoso and sea grapes or nama at the market only.

Hallacy said it is suspected that the woman bought a serve of Mana (mud crabs) from the market on 9th January, took it home and had it with two others.

On that same evening they started feeling weak and were rushed to the CWM Hospital.

The woman later died that night and the other two were hospitalised.