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One dead, over 148 hospitalised: Sri Lanka: Food poisoning in Trinco
Source of
Article: http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/03/25/news01.asp One
died and over 148 were hospitalised, including schoolchildren after consuming
bakery made food items in Trincomalee yesterday morning.
A
bakery located in Kings Road, Trincomalee has been sealed following a report
of the death of an old man and the hospitalizing of 148 others including
schoolchildren after consuming buns and other bakery products. Police
spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunaskera said Selvaraja Dhuraisingham (62) died
possibly from food poisoning after admission to the Trincomalee hospital. According
to Trincomalee hospital sources, four persons were admitted to the hospital
on Sunday night after consuming bread from a particular bakery. “The
four were suffering from stomach aches and diarrhoea. One of them died and
the other three are recovering,” sources added. ”We
are unable to identify the actual cause of the sickness since the medical
examinations are not completed yet. But they were all victims of food
poisoning”, Trincomalee hospital Director Dr. Anushia Rajamohan told the
Daily News. She
said blood samples and specimen of food had been dispatched to the Colombo
Medical Research Institute for further analysis. ”District
Medical Officer and a team from the Food and Drug Investigation Unit have
commenced an extensive investigation to identify the cause of food
poisoning”, Dr. Rajmohan said. Some
people who had consumed food items from the same bakery, panicked as the news
of food poisoning spread and reported to the hospital to ensure their health
status. Most
of the victims were schoolchildren from schools in Trincomalee town, Uppuveli
and 3rd mile post areas. Trincomalee police are
investigating. |
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