JOHOR BAHRU: Fried noodles served at a Johor school are suspected to have caused 120 students to go down with food poisoning on Monday (Jan 13) with symptoms of stomach ache, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, headache and fever.
The Johor Government Religious Secondary School (SMAKJ) near Kluang, where 474 students are enrolled, had served the fried noodles for breakfast at the dining hall.
The food suspected to have caused the incident was fried noodles served at breakfast, but further investigation was still being conducted by the health office to determine the actual cause.
Clinical samples had been sent to the laboratory for analysis and the dormitory kitchen has been examined by the food safety and quality unit, Dr Aman added.
“The hostel kitchen has been ordered to temporary close under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 for the purpose of disinfection of premises and further investigation.”
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