Over 50 hospitalised due to food poisoning in Maharashtra's Nanded district

Over 50 individuals were hospitalised in Nanded district of Maharashtra on Sunday for food poisoning after having bhagar barnyard millet and peanut paste during a pilgrimage an official said PTI reportedThe incident took place in Mahur about 640 kilometres from Mumbai the official addedAfter having bhagar and peanut paste on Ekadashi on Saturday night some 50 devotees who had come for Thakur Buwa pilgrimage here started vomiting this morning They were rushed to Mahur rural hospital The condition of four was critical However doctors have now said all the patients are fine and would be discharged soon the official informed PTI citedThane civic schools 41 students hospitalised with food poisoning symptomsLast October at least 41 students of a civic school in Thane district of Maharashtra were hospitalised after they showed symptoms of food poisoning an official said reported the PTIThe children from the civicrun school in the DivaAgasan area complained of upset stomachs after having the midday meal on the premises All are stable said the senior official from the Thane Municipal Corporation TMC according to the PTIA team of doctors from the corporationrun Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj hospital in Kalwa was sent to the school to provide preliminary treatmentLater 41 students were taken to the Kalwa hospital for observation said Deputy Municipal Commissioner Health GG GodepureTMC Commissioner Saurabh Rao said the trouble began after students from Standards V to VII consumed the khichdi a rice and lentil dish served to them as part of the midday meal as per the PTIAll the students are stable now he said as per the PTIThe TMC chief said that officials from the Food and Drug Administration FDA inspected the kitchen and other cooking facilities and collected samples of the khichdi Action will be taken after an inquiry said Saurabh Rao the news agency reportedIn another similar incident earlier this month over thirtyeight students from a school in Thanes KharegaonKalwa were hospitalised following a case of suspected food poisoning on October 1The students fell ill after consuming khichdi and usal served during lunch at the school as part of their midday mealThe incident had occurred at a private school in Kalwa area of Thane district in Maharashtra the officials said earlierAs their condition worsened the students complained of dizziness nausea headaches and severe abdominal pain They were immediately admitted to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital Kalwa where they were reported to be in stable condition the officials had saidA medical officer at the hospital added that while the children are out of danger food samples have been collected for testing to determine the exact cause Local civic authorities and the police have launched an investigation into the matterWith inputs from PTI