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16 Kurla residents ill after eating momos, 7 still in hospital
Sixteen people from Sundarbag in Kurla West suffered suspected food poisoning after eating momos, with 14 admitted to Bhabha Hospital on the night of August 23 and 24. Two others were treated…
Sixteen people from Sundarbag in Kurla West suffered suspected food poisoning after eating momos, with 14 admitted to Bhabha Hospital on the night of August 23 and 24. Two others were treated as outpatients. The group included five children aged three to 13, teenagers and adults.
Dr Manoj Varma, medical superintendent of Bhabha Hospital, said all patients presented with vomiting and loose motions, and some had fever, abdominal pain and giddiness. Seven patients remain under medical supervision and are stable, the rest have been discharged.
Mumbai Municipal Corporation Health Committee Chairman Harish Bhandirge visited the hospital and directed officials to investigate the source of the contaminated food. The cause of the suspected poisoning will be established through that investigation.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Mumbai sees dozens of suspected food-poisoning clusters every monsoon, when heat and humidity speed up bacterial growth in street food. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) can act under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including sealing stalls and collecting samples for lab testing. What matters next is whether the BMC traces the momo vendor and how quickly the public health department releases its lab report. A confirmed contamination will determine whether the case becomes a prosecution or remains a warning.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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