KANNUR: District collector has ordered the closure of a bakery in Kannur town after nearly 26 Class X students suffered food poisoning on consuming the snacks.
The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon in C H Muhammed Koya Memorial Higher Secondary School, Valappatanam. Many of them are still admitted in the hospital, thus leading to concern over their appearing for examination on Monday, said collector P Balakiran.
"Since the other outlets of the bakery were closed the health and food safety officials could not conduct any search there, but we will check all their outlets on Saturday and actions will be initiated against them too, if any complaint is found against them," he said.
He also said that random raids will be conducted in food outlets in the district in the wake of the incident in the coming days.
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) which includes Hygiene,Sanitation and Pest Control needs to be regularly followed by FBO. This should be monitored by FS team. Awareness programmes to FBO s is the need of the hour. Poisoning should be prevented .
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