Category Archives: Poisoning

India – 50 Students Suffer Food Poisoning Following Dinner At Girls’ Hostel In Koraput

Posted on February 6, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Koraput: Around 50 hostel borders of Kasturba Gandhi Girls Hostel in Lamtaput area of Odisha’s Koraput district became sick after having dinner on Sunday night.

According to sources, these girl students developed symptoms of diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea and stomachache after having their dinner at the hostel at around 9 pm.

After receiving information, a team of five doctors from the Lamtaput Community Health Center (CHC) rushed to the hostel to treat the ailing students. Later on, the students suffering from food poisoning were admitted to the Lamtaput CHC.

It is alleged that poor quality of food led to their food poisoning.

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India – 109 students fall ill at school in Thane district; food poisoning suspected

Posted on February 2, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Deccan Herald

As many as 109 students of a private ashram school, including 63 girls, were rushed to a government hospital in Thane district after showing symptoms of food poisoning on Wednesday, an official said.

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India – 20 female students of seminary fall sick after consuming poisonous food

Posted on January 29, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

The Nation

RAWALPINDI – As many as 20 female students of a local seminary in Dhoke Mustaqeem were rushed to hospital after they fell sick by eating poisonous edibles in afternoon, informed sources on Saturday. The sick seminary students were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital for medical treatment.

According to sources, as many as 20 female students fell ill after eating Samosa and Pakora from nearby shop and they had been shifted to the hospital where their condition was stable.

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India – 58 School Children Fall Sick After Eating Meal On R-Day In Madhya Pradesh

Posted on January 29, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

NDTV

As many as 58 children fell sick due to suspected food poisoning after having meal following the Republic Day function at a government school in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, an official said on Friday.

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USA – California health officials issue public warning about Shemshad products because of botulism risk

Posted on January 5, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Food Safety News

The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat Shemshad’s Mulberry Molasses and Mulberry Jam jarred food products because they were produced outside of the health department’s Cannery Program oversight, making them susceptible to contamination with Clostridium botulinum.

Ingestion of botulism toxin from improperly processed jarred and canned foods may lead to serious illness and death.

There is concern that consumers may have the products in their homes because of their long shelf life.

Consumers that observe the product being offered for sale are encouraged to report the activity to the CDPH toll-free complaint line at 800-495-3232.

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Norway – Barnegrøt – DEN SORTE OAT, from Tveter Gård Foredling AS is withdrawn from the market – Food Poisoning

Posted on January 5, 2024 by KSW | Leave a comment

Mattilsynet

Tveter Gård Foredling AS, withdraws all children’s porridge with the trade name DEN SORTE HAVRE due to suspicion of food poisoning. The products are sold at Meny stores throughout the country.

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The consumer can throw away the product or return it to the store for a replacement.

The baby porridge is being withdrawn as a precautionary measure, following several reports of suspected food poisoning associated with the products. An important part of the assessment is that children and infants are a vulnerable group.

The following products are drawn:

Getting used to solid food
Starter porridge natural 4 months
Oatmeal banana 6 months
Oatmeal apple 8 months
Overnight porridge 1-3 years

Batch/Lot no.: All

Best before date: All

Business that withdraws the item: Tveter Gård Foredling AS
Manufacturing business: Tveter Gård Foredling AS
Contact information: Tveter Gård Foredling AS, Johan Anstensrud, phone: 90 11 38 75 or Ingunn Anstensrud, phone: 95 20 35 75

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Research – Food poisoning or stomach flu? How to tell the difference

Posted on December 21, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

WRAL News

Because food poisoning and the stomach flu can present with similar symptoms, it can be difficult to tell them apart.

“While the symptoms of food poisoning and stomach bugs overlap, there is a difference in how quickly the symptoms arise,” Dr. Jackson says. “With food poisoning, rapid diarrhea and vomiting will begin within three to six hours of eating a contaminated food source. With a stomach flu, it’s a slower course, and the symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea may not show up for 12 to 24 hours. A person will start feeling unwell and queasy first.”

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India – 80 In Hospital With Food Poisoning After Eating At Wedding In Nagpur Resort

Posted on December 18, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

NDTV

In a case of food poisoning, at least 80 persons were hospitalised as they fell ill after eating food served during a wedding ceremony at a resort on the outskirts of Nagpur city in Maharashtra, police said today.

The incident took place on December 10, following which the businessman father of the bridegroom lodged a complaint against the resort management alleging that the food served during the function was stale and emitted a foul smell, the police said.

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India – Food poisoning: 80 hospitalised after consuming meal during wedding at resort

Posted on December 14, 2023 by KSW | Leave a comment

Telegraph India

In a suspected case of food poisoning, at least 80 persons were hospitalised as they fell ill after consuming meals served during a wedding ceremony at a resort on the outskirts of Nagpur city in Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.