98 students down with food poisoning

KULIM: Ninety-eight students of the Tuanku Sultanah Bahiyah Polytechnic were rushed to hospital yesterday after suffering from food poisoning following an Aidilfitri lunch yesterday, said Kedah

Director of Health Datuk Dr Norhizan Ismail.

He said the students were taken to hospital at about 9 am.

“An investigation by the Kulim District Health Office revealed that the students started developing symptoms of food poisoning between 7.30 pm on July 24 and 7 am today,” he said in a statement.

They had eaten ‘nasi minyak’, ‘ayam masak merah’ and ‘dalca’ at the Aidilfitri lunch, he added.

Norhizan said it was learnt that the food was prepared by a caterer and was packed as early as 8 am on Monday by the students themselves.

Sixty-eight of the students were treated at the Kulim Hospital and the rest at the Kulim Health Clinic, he said, adding that the Kulim

District Health Office would trace the caterer and individuals involved in preparing the food. - Bernama