"food-poisoning"

Gastroenteritis and food poisoning both cause symptoms like diarrhoea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, but differ in cause and onset. Gastro is typically a gut infection from viruses or bacteria, often spread via contaminated surfaces or people. Food poisoning occurs from eating food tainted with toxins, chemicals, or microbes

Blames government for Erragadda food poisoning incident; terms it a reflection of administrative collapse under Chief Minister Revanth Reddy

Demands immediate action against those responsible for food poisoning incident at Erragadda Hospital, quality treatment for speedy recovery of patients

Nine other patients, who needed intensive care, were shifted to Osmania General Hospital (OGH) for treatment.

According to the police, residents of Rudrangi, Kasula Pushpalatha (35) and her son Nihal (6) consumed chapati for dinner on Friday night.

Parents question the school management about the worms in the undercooked meals, and raise concerns over frequent illnesses among children

Students from Primary School, Chennaram village under CM A Revanth Reddy’s constituency protested saying that they were being served with poor quality rice and dal and half-cooked food.

As students complained about sickness, school staff shifted them to Dharmapuri government hospital, where they are undergoing treatment

"Within a single day, 50 cases have been reported across three districts. How many more innocent children must suffer before this negligent government takes action?" she questioned.

They were shifted to Karimnagar district headquarters hospital, where they are currently receiving treatment

BRS MLC flays the ruling party for failing to provide quality food to inmates of hostels run by various departments, resulting in food poisoning, deaths

In yet another case of food poisoning in government-run schools in the State, four students of Scheduled Castes Boys' Hostel in Jukkal mandal headquarters allegedly fell ill due to food poisoning on Friday.

All government schools have been instructed to send invitations to parents ahead of time, giving them sufficient opportunity to prepare traditional Telangana dishes such as 'Sarvapindi', 'Sakinalu', 'Nuvvulu', and 'Ragi' laddu, among others, and bring them to the Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) scheduled for December 21.

During the Question Hour, Congress member MS Prabhakar alleged that the incident of food poisoning was taking place as part of a conspiracy hatched by a former IPS (Indirectly targeting BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar) who played a crucial role in running social welfare residential schools.

Mess committees comprising students should be formed in schools, allowing them to oversee all activities from cooking to serving. This way, students can address any lapses in ensuring food quality, he explained. "In the future, I will visit residential schools, inspect the food quality, and interact with the students. Anyone found being irresponsible will face strict punishment," he added.

The Collector visited the hostel on Thursday and confirmed that the students had fully recovered from the illness. He also announced that the suspended staff would be replaced with new personnel. To ensure the safety of drinking water and its use in cooking across schools in the district, 12,000 H2S test vials were procured to check the water quality.

Recurring incidents of alleged food poisoning at government’s residential schools have sparked a public outcry, igniting debates about the quality, hygiene, and safety of meals being served to students.

Mild tension prevailed at the hospital after BRS and BJP workers staged protest and demanded stern action against the staff for their negligence.

The school staff claimed that the students fell ill after consuming snacks from outside the school campus.

Three girl students of the Model School here were hospitalized due to food poisoning after consuming mid-day meals in the school.