37 children, cook hospitalised after allegedly consuming mid-day meal in Bihar

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• Jul 28, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

Subdivisional Magistrate said, "As soon as the situation came to our attention, we quickly arranged to hospitalize them from their homes in the evening where they are receiving treatment." He said that additional inquiry into the matter is continuing. color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Digital Desk: At least 37 kids and a chef
were admitted to the hospital on Wednesday night after allegedly eating lunch
at a government school in the Pakaridayal subdivision of the East Champaran
district of Bihar.

mso-themecolor:text1">The incidence was confirmed by Pakaridayal's sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Kumar Ravindra, on Thursday. He stated that up to
37 children from Rajkiya Madhya Vidyalay in Sishani village on Wednesday
complained of stomach aches and unease hours after eating their midday meal in
the local school.

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color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Subdivisional Magistrate said, "As soon
as the situation came to our attention, we quickly arranged to hospitalize them
from their homes in the evening where they are receiving treatment." He
said that additional inquiry into the matter is continuing.

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Civil surgeon (CS) Anjani Kumar of East
Champaran said that the pupils' conditions are stable.

mso-themecolor:text1">"At first glance, food poisoning looks to be the
illness's likely cause. We have kept these students under close supervision for
a full day. However, the precise cause might be determined following the
analysis of the food sample, according to the East Champaran civil surgeon.

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Officials believe the edible oil used to
prepare the meal was of lower quality than was thought.

"The cook had a hunch there might be a
problem with the edible oil. SDM Kumar stated that the district education
officer (DEO) is looking into the situation and that those accountable for the
occurrence would face harsh punishment.

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