Food poisoning kills one in N. Sulawesi
Food poisoning kills one in N. Sulawesi
MINAHASA, North Sulawesi: Suspected poisonous food has killed
an elderly woman and hospitalized 30 others, police said.
The deceased was identified as 74-year-old Kolondam Adam. Five
of the 30 people in the Bethesda and Gunung Maria Tomohon
hospitals were in critical condition, Antara reported.
Chief of the Minahasa police precinct, Lt. Col. Lexie
Pelendeng, said the police sent samples of food the victims
consumed to the Agency for Food and Drug Control for
investigation on Tuesday. (pan)