Categories
Food Poisoning in Jorhat
By Assam on July 20, 2008
About 100 people were taken ill in Jorhat town of Upper Assam after eating mayonnaise rolls from a popular eatery yesterday. Nearly 25 of them had to be hospitalized.
Most of the affected people ate the rolls along with other delicacies at two get-together organized by two households on the Regional Research Laboratory campus and the Jorhat Christian Mission Hospital campus. Many others who fell ill had rolls from the same eatery.
The joint director of health in Jorhat, Dr A.K. Neog, said 25 persons living on and around the Mission campus were admitted to Mission Hospital with complaints of vomiting, dizziness, loose motion and abdominal pain, but their conditions were stable.
In the other case, 35 persons rushed to RRl Hospital with similar complaints but none had to be admitted, he added.
“It is a case of food poisoning but what caused it is not known. We will send food samples to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Guwahati for testing,” he said.
Neog and two food inspectors collected samples from the house of RRL scientist Tridip Goswami who had ordered the food from Cherry Garden and the factory where it was prepared.
Partha Saikia, who is associated with Cherry Garden, said it was too early to specify the cause of poisoning.
“We have extended all help to the administration in getting to the bottom of the case. We supplied over 300 mayonnaise rolls yesterday but received complaints from only two customers,” he added.
The Telegraph
Readers Comments
Assam »
Three Bomb Blasts in Guwahati
January 1, 2009
At least 5 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bomb blasts that rocked Assam’s capital city Guwahati today. The bombs went off just a few hours before Union Home Minister P Chidambaram landed in the city. According to police sources, no one has taken responsibility for the blasts. But police sources [...]
Hollywood »
John Travolta’s Son Jett dies At 16
January 2, 2009
Hollywood superstar John Travolta’s teenage son, Jett, died on Friday during a family vacation in the Bahamas. According to Police sources, the teenage boy became ill and hit his head on the bathtub. The actor’s lawyer, Michael Ossi, said Jett Travolta, 16, had a history of seizures and suffered one on Friday morning. Every attempts [...]
News »
India-Pakistan exchanges lists of Nuclear installations
January 1, 2009
India and Pakistan today, exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between both the countries. The exchange was done through diplomatic channels, simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad.
India handed over its list to Pakistan High Commission officials at the External [...]
Technology »
Air New Zealand conducts first biofuel test flight
December 30, 2008
On Tuedsay, Air New Zealand created a new aviation history by successfully conducting the world’s first ever commercial aviation test flight powered by fuel from the seeds of the African jatropha plant. A biofuel blend of 50-50 jatropha and Jet A1 fuel was used to power one of the airline’s Boeing 747-400’s Rolls-Royce engines.
“It is [...]
Health and Fitness »
Premature babies are less sensitive to hot and cold
December 27, 2008
Premature babies who need intensive care or surgery are less sensitive to hot and cold sensations later in life, suggests a new study published in journal Pain. The research conducted by University College London (UCL) suggested that pain and injury related to major medical interventions in early development may alter how children respond to painful [...]
Science »
Chandrayaan finds iron reserves on Moon
December 29, 2008
An experiment on board India’s first moon mission Chandrayaan-I has indicated that there are abundant iron containing minerals on the lunar surface. According to news reports, data sent back to earth by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) indicates abundance of iron-bearing minerals such as [...]
