<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Homemade food products that may still be circulating in the community are believed to be behind </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-called-in-to-investigate-after-cluster-of-people-sick-with-rat-poisoning/182c0eb9-e9b6-42af-a7a0-7756deb91114" rel="" target="_blank" title="a cluster of rat poisoning cases"><span>a cluster of rat poisoning cases</span></a><span> in Queensland's south-east.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Queensland Health has issued an alert for people to be aware of two homemade, unlabelled products - a homemade capsicum and chilli paste and a homemade marinated eggplant containing a capsicum and chilli paste - that may be circulating in Logan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The alert comes after five people from Logan, including a child, went to hospitals last week with symptoms consistent with having ingested brodifacoum, a common ingredient in rat poison.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/aussies-prepare-for-wild-weather-weekend/cb6a7c83-ef8a-40de-a242-54d5c349fb38"><strong><span>Thunderstorms and heatwaves to hit across Australia this weekend</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After an investigation with Queensland Police, Queensland Health has found three of those five people had consumed these homemade products and product samples have tested positive for brodifacoum.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>These food items may have been purchased or gifted in the Logan area from mid-September onwards.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anyone who has these products at home is advised to throw them away immediately in the bin, so that animals cannot get to them.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/logan-news-homemade-food-products-believed-to-be-linked-to-queensland-rat-poisoning-cases/53a33e5f-9c2b-4528-927d-86fb5b2c39d7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Queensland Health has advised the Logan community be alert for symptoms consistent with brodifacoum poisoning, particularly if they may have consumed products recently matching the description.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Chief Health Officer Dr Catherine McDougall said there did not appear to be broad risk to the community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No other possible cases of brodifacoum poisoning have been identified since the five individuals were reported last week," Dr McDougall said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The identified products are homemade and do not appear to be widely distributed. It is believed they are available only very locally in the Logan community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We do not believe there is a widespread risk to the broader community however we encourage people in the Logan area to be alert.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The investigation remains ongoing, we are continuing to make further enquiries and will keep the community updated."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If people believe they may have consumed the identified products or are experiencing bleeding that can't otherwise be explained, they should visit their local GP, local satellite hospital or urgent care clinic for testing, or call 13 HEALTH for further advice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brodifacoum is the active ingredient in rat poison that inhibits Vitamin K, which is essential for blood to clot. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It can cause bleeding-related complications if ingested by humans.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Symptoms include bleeding gums, unexplained bruises, blood in urine or stool and swelling of joints.</span></div></div>