Food Poisoning Archives

Fatty Liver? Summer Food Poisoning Can Hit Harder 0

Overview Food poisoning cases usually rise during summer as high temperatures create ideal conditions for bacteria and other harmful microbes to grow in food. In India, food poisoning has become a major public health concern, with several outbreaks reported every week. While foodborne illnesses can affect anyone, they can become more serious for people living

School Picnic Scare: 48 Students Hospitalised After Consuming Lassi and Snacks 0

Key Update Forty-eight students from a private school reportedly suffered suspected food poisoning after consuming chips, lassi and snacks during a picnic to a water park near Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, on Thursday. The students, from a school in Jaitsar, travelled to a water park in Netewala, about seven kilometres from Sri Ganganagar. While swimming, several

Cockroach in Doctors’ Mess Food Triggers Probe at RML Hospital 0

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May 14, 2026

Key Update An inquiry has been initiated at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi after a cockroach was allegedly found in dal served at the doctors’ mess on Tuesday, raising concerns over food safety and hygiene standards within the hospital premises. The issue came to light after a hostel resident shared photographs of the

Suspected Contaminated Maida Sickens 11 in Andhra Pradesh, Three Critical 0
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- May 14, 2026
Key Update Eleven people fell ill after consuming bajjis (fritters) prepared with suspected contaminated all-purpose flour (maida) in S Kondrupadu village of Ganapavaram mandal in West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. Health officials said three patients remain in critical condition. Preliminary findings show that the family used maida stored for nearly a year in worker
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Watermelon Turns Fatal: Rat Poison Detected in Mumbai Family Death Case 0
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- May 13, 2026
Key Update A shocking twist has emerged in the deaths of a family of four in Mumbai after forensic investigators confirmed that the victims did not die from ordinary food poisoning. Investigators found traces of zinc phosphide, a highly toxic chemical commonly used in rat poison, in both the victims’ bodies and the watermelon they
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Watermelon Tragedy Strikes Again: Teen Dies, Three Children Fall Ill in Chhattisgarh 0
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- May 12, 2026
Key Update A 15-year-old boy died, and three other children fell ill after allegedly consuming watermelon in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa district. The incident comes weeks after four members of a family died in a suspected watermelon-linked case in Mumbai. The children had travelled to their maternal uncle’s house in Ghurkot village after attending a wedding. According
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