At least 85 people have been hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning in Kerala’s Thrissur district on Sunday, officials said.
They had kuzhimanthi from an eatery at Perinjanam. Kuzhimanthi a form of Yemeni dish consisting of meat and rice cooked in an earthen stove in a pit and mayonnaise.
Those who were admitted in various hospitals of Kodungallur and Irinjalakuda were complaining of vomiting, diarrhoea and nausea. Most of them are from Kaipamangalam and Perinjanam areas.
It is reported that those who took parcels from the restaurant were most affected. The police, food and safety and health department officials conducted an inspection in the restaurant. It was temporarily closed.
The alleged consumption of contaminated food was at a restaurant in Perinjanam on the Guruvayur-Kodungallur highway. The affected complained of symptoms ranging from weakness, fatigue, diarrhoea, fever to blood pressure fluctuations.
The restaurant has been sealed by the food safety department and samples of food have been sent for testing. In the past also, this particular restaurant was closed for a few days as a result of contaminated food being found. It’s located on the state highway so a lot of people eat from there and take parcels from there as well.
The local body president said she visited those admitted to the hospital and so far, none of them were in critical condition.
Doctors said that some patients are experiencing fever and fluctuations in blood pressure levels. They are monitoring everyone’s condition.
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