Suva City Council officials will be monitoring the sale of cooked food packs which includes any type of meat at the Suva market following the death of a woman two weeks ago after she is suspected to have eaten cooked mud crabs or “Mana” from the market.

Two other people have been hospitalized for eating the same food.

Special administrator Marica Hallacy said they know that some vendors may try to sell cooked seafood and meat despite the ban put in place, however, strict measures will be taken.

SCC has placed a ban on the selling of precooked seafood and meat.

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 hospitalized.

According to Hallacy, following this incident, the council had a meeting on Monday and decided to impose the ban on the sale of all precooked meat at the market until further notice.

SCC has banned the sale of precooked BBQ, mud crabs or “Mana”, prawns, “Kaikoso” and sea grapes or “Nama” at the market only.