[Glutamic acid group poisoning. So-called Chinese restaurant syndrome].
After eating a soup 10 persons (out of 100) fell sick; within 10 minutes they suffered from nervous muscle convulsions, trembling, mouth desiccation and dilatation of the pupils. The soup contained glutamate as flavour enhancer in an unusually high concentration of 31 grams per litre.
Rudin
O
O
Stauffer
E
E
Cramer
Y
Y
Krämer
M
M
D005421:Flavoring Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000506:poisoning*; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D006801:Humans; D012147:Restaurants
D005421:Flavoring Agents; D005971:Glutamates; D018698:Glutamic Acid
Glutaminsäure-Gruppenintoxikation. Sogenanntes China-Restaurant-Syndrom.