"As many as 148 people who attended the wedding came to us, complaining of vomiting and diarrhoea. Of the 45 who were admitted, 13 are children. All of them are stable," said Dr Shashikant Wadekar, medical superintendent, Bhabha Hospital. Groom Shafi Shaikh (23) also suffered from food poisoning. "I feel bad that this had to happen because of the food at my wedding," said Shaikh, who was rushed to Bhabha Hospital at 5am on Sunday. Shaikh was treated with medicines and sent home.
Saniya Sheikh (9), who lives in King's Circle, had gone to visit her grandmother at Bharat Nagar. She accompanied her relatives to the wedding, where chicken saag, chicken curry, naan, jeera rice and dudhi halwa were being served. "The chicken angara was very tasty. But I started vomiting in the night and it would not stop. My grandmother brought me to the hospital," said Saniya.
The patients were treated with antibiotics and given intravenous fluids. The blood, stool, and vomit samples were sent for analysis, a source said.
Suresh Deshmukh, assistant commissioner (food), FDA, said the food was not prepared in an unhygienic manner. "It was prepared in a slum area that was hardly 10 feet from a urinal. The caterer did not even have a licence." It is important to check whether the caterer has a licence and also that the place where mass food is prepared and eaten is hygienic, Deshmukh added.
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