50 hospitalized for food poisoning<\/p>\n
PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): At least 57 out of 315 freshmen
\nstudents at Jenderal Soedirman University's School of Animal
\nHusbandry were treated at a local military hospital for food
\npoisoning on Thursday, an official said on Friday.<\/p>\n
\"Currently, there are still 50 students receiving treatment at
\nPurwokerto Military Hospital, down from 57 on Thursday,\" Hery
\nSuprapto, deputy dean for student activities of the university's
\nschool of animal husbandry, told reporters.<\/p>\n
The incident had affected the initiation program, which
\nstarted on Thursday (scheduled to end on Sunday). Campus
\nofficials said the activities would be suspended until all the
\npoisoned students were discharged from hospital.<\/p>\n
He said the poisoning occurred after the majority of the new
\nstudents, who were taking part in the campus's initiation
\nprogram, had finished their lunch, which was provided by the
\ncampus' caterer, Ibu Darsun.<\/p>\n
\"Many of the students and members of the initiation program
\norganizing committee, complained of nausea and vomiting later in
\nthe afternoon. Some even fell unconscious. Fifty-seven of them
\nwere then rushed to the military hospital for treatment,\" he
\nsaid. \"Some of them were allowed to leave hours later.\"<\/p>\n
Hery said preliminary analysis showed that the students might
\nhave experienced food poisoning from the lunch, which was held
\nquite late at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
He said that the menu served by the caterer consisted of
\noseng-oseng kentang (stir-fried potatoes with chili), string
\nbeans and boiled eggs, and rendang (meat cooked in coconut milk).<\/p>\n
Dr. Supriyanto, a doctor at the hospital confirmed that the
\nstudents had experienced food poisoning.<\/p>\n
The police are questioning the caterer, Hery said. (45)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/50-hospitalized-for-food-poisoning-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }