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Food Poisoning Outbreak in Diva School

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-19T10:15:30.271247+05:30

- **41 students** and a teacher from Municipal School 88 in Agasan, Diva, were hospitalized after consuming the midday meal. - Local activists claimed a **dead lizard** was found in the lunch utensil. - **FDA** has collected food samples for testing; a thorough investigation is underway. - **Adarsh Mahila Mandal**, the meal contractor, received a show-cause notice. - This is the **second incident** in a month, raising concerns about food safety in municipal schools. Source: [Asianet Newsable](https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/maharashtra-shocker-lizard-in-midday-meal-40-students-from-thane-hospitalised-with-food-poisoning-gcw-sljl6o), [The Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/mumbai-news/dead-lizard-in-utensil-forty-students-hospitalised-after-food-poisoning-at-thane-school-second-incidence-in-a-month/articleshow/114341822.cms)

41 students and a teacher from Municipal School 88 in Agasan, Diva, were hospitalized after consuming the midday meal.
Local activists claimed a dead lizard was found in the lunch utensil.
FDA has collected food samples for testing; a thorough investigation is underway.
Adarsh Mahila Mandal, the meal contractor, received a show-cause notice.
This is the second incident in a month, raising concerns about food safety in municipal schools.

Source: Asianet Newsable, The Economic Times