Six school students were admitted to the District
Hospital here on Tuesday due to suspected food poisoning. The students,
identified as Jephin Saji, Ajay Krishnan (Plus One students), P.S.
Abhijit, O.S. Anandu, H. Hameed and Alfy Punnen (Class 8 students), of
M.T. Seminary School were admitted after complaining of discomfort since
Monday night. The students, all of them stayed at the school hostel,
suffered from severe stomach pain and vomiting some time after they had
their dinner.
Soon after the students were admitted
to the hospital, food safety officials led by Kottayam food safety
officer S. Aji and Kanjirappally food safety officer D. Wilson arrived
at the school and conducted an inspection of the mess facilities. The
officials advised the school authorities to modernise the facilities
used for the preparation of food. The affected students, who had gained
admission through the sports quota, alleged the food items that had been
provided were unfit for consumption.
In addition,
they were not being provided food worth the amount of Rs. 4500 allocated
by the government for the purpose for each sports quota students. They
were discharged from the hospital by Tuesday evening.
Meanwhile,
the school authorities have said the same food items had been provided
for all the students of the hostel including the faculty.
Students suffered severe stomach pain and vomiting after having dinner from the hostel.
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