Police deny noodle poisoning in Bogor<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police speculated yesterday that rotten noodles
\ncontributed to the hospitalization of a Bogor family over the
\nweekend.<\/p>\n
Maj. Gen. Koesparmono Irsan, national police chief deputy for
\noperational affairs, quoted a local newspaper report that a
\nfamily of five living in Ciri Mekar village, Cibinong district,
\nBogor, was hospitalized on Monday after eating instant noodles
\nthey purchased at a local warung (streetside shop).<\/p>\n
\"Police are investigating the case. A preliminary
\ninvestigation revealed that the family might have consumed
\nnoodles which were past their expiry date. But we haven't ruled
\nout the possibility that their illnesses were caused by other
\nfactors, since many people consume expired noodles without
\ngetting stomach problems,\" Koesparmono told The Jakarta Post and
\nKompas.<\/p>\n
A local media reported that MT Sihombing and his family
\nsuffered stomach upset, vomiting, and spasms several minutes
\nafter consuming three packages of noodles Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Koesparmono said he traveled to Bogor yesterday to check with
\nlocal police about the case.<\/p>\n
The two-star general cited as an example the case of Sri
\nPurwati, 29, a resident of Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, who was
\nsaid to have been poisoned on June 26 after consuming a certain
\nbrand of noodles.<\/p>\n
\"Medical examinations conducted later, however, revealed she
\nhad been suffering from acute gastroentretis for a long time,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Koesparmono said that ever since the news about poisoned
\nnoodles, one of the favorite foods among low-income groups, broke
\nearly last month in Lampung and South Sumatra, police have
\nconducted intensive laboratory examinations of the product.<\/p>\n
\"I insist that according to the results of police laboratory
\nexaminations, the product meets the standard of the Ministry of
\nHealth on healthy food,\" he said. (jsk)<\/p>",
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