Around 200 people have fallen ill due to food poisoning after consuming snacks during an obituary function of a deceased in Assam’s Golaghat district, officials said on Sunday. According to an official, the guests were served with traditional ‘jalpan’ (snacks with puffed rice and cream) during the function. “The condition of the victims is stated to be stable and many are being released after treatment,” the official said. “The district administration informed me that the food inspector will visit the village and investigate the cause of the food poisoning,” he added. “We have also sent medical teams to the individual houses of all the people, who had come to the function.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 20, 2024 22:25 UTC