Vadodara: At least 80 persons took ill in Jhalod taluka of Dahod district after consuming food at a wedding in the Kadwal village. Those who fell sick had consumed the food on Friday night and started taking ill from Saturday morning.
The wedding was held at the residence of one Shantu Parmar in the Mali Falia of Kadwal village. Parmar had served pani-puri, vegetables, mango juice, ‘batata vada’ and other food items at the wedding.
On Saturday morning patients complaining of stomach discomfort, vomiting and diarrhoea started trickling in at the Jhalod primary health centre. With an increasing number of patients turning up at the hospital, some had to be referred to nearby health centres too for treatment.
Sources said that the symptoms of food poisoning were severe in around 30 persons and they had to be admitted. Teams from the health department as well as the food safety department were rushed to the village and nearby areas to conduct surveys. They checked all who had gone to the wedding to ensure that there were no more cases.
Samples of food and water served at the wedding were also collected by the officials. These will now be tested to ascertain if there was any contamination.
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