Food Poisoning Archives

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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Wedding Sweet Turns Sour: Over 100 Fall Ill After Feast in Rajasthan 0
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- May 9, 2026
Key Update More than 100 people, including several children, fell ill after consuming sweets served at a wedding function in Kotputli-Behror district in Rajasthan on Friday. The incident took place in Dhani Gaskan village in the Viratnagar area, where villagers started experiencing vomiting, stomach pain, and discomfort shortly after eating the sweets, rasmalai, distributed during
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KFC Held Liable in Food Poisoning Case; ₹25,000 Compensation Ordered 0

Key Update The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ludhiana, held a KFC outlet and its parent company liable in a food poisoning case. It ruled that the outlet served hazardous food and ordered ₹25,000 as compensation for deficiency in service. Complaint Filed After Sudden Illness Amarjot Singh, a resident of New Janta Nagar, Ludhiana, filed

Odisha Food Scare: 58 Fall Ill, One Dead After Eating Roadside Dahi Bara 0

Key Update At least 58 people fell ill, and one elderly woman died after allegedly consuming contaminated dahi bara (a popular street snack) in Pata Pur village under Dasharathpur block in Jajpur district in Odisha, raising serious food safety concerns. Villagers consumed the snack from a roadside vendor between 8:30 am and 9:30 am on

Giridih Tragedy: Child Dies, 18 Hospitalised After Eating Street Food 0

Significant Update A tragic case of suspected food poisoning has claimed the life of a seven-year-old child and left 18 others hospitalised in Jharkhand’s Giridih district. The incident occurred in Leda Bajto village under the Mufassil police station limits after villagers consumed street food from a local vendor. A golgappa and chaat cart had been