POLANGUI, Albay–Twelve grade 7 students from Polangui General Comprehensive High School were hospitalized on Friday due to food poisoning after mistakenly adding a drying agent they thought was flavoring to popcorn, physicians said Saturday. ADVERTISEMENTElla Rose Delos Santos, one of the victims, said they mixed what they thought was flavoring with the popcorn their classmate bought from a store in Legazpi City. After several minutes eating it, most of us felt bad and started complaining of dizziness and body ache,” Delos Santos said. Most of the victims felt severe headache, stomachache, and were vomiting after consuming the popcorn. Judy Manlangit said the students had mistakenly mixed desiccant with the popcorn.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2019 01:52 UTC