98 polytechnic students down with food poisoning in Kedah
KULIM, July 25 — Ninety-eight students of the Tuanku Sultanah Bahiyah Polytechnic were rushed to hospital today after suffering from food poisoning following an Aidilfitri lunch yesterday, said Kedah Director of Health Datuk Dr Norhizan Ismail.He said the students were taken to hospital at about 9am.
“An investigation by the Kulim District Health Office revealed that the students started developing symptoms of food poisoning between 7.30pm on July 24 and 7am today,” he said in a statement.
They had eaten ‘nasi minyak’, ‘ayam masak merah’ and ‘dalca’ at the Aidilfitri lunch, he added.
