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Gulf News story sounds alarm on food poisoning
As the mercury level rises, the chances of food going bad seem to be multiplying.
- By Rabab Khan, Community Interactivity Editor
- Published: 23:51 June 15, 2009
- Image Credit: Supplied photo
- Bassam Nader of Lebanon encountered food poisoning after dining at a popular family restaurant.
Dubai: As the mercury level rises, the chances of food going bad seem to be multiplying.
The case of the Dubai-based siblings who died due to a suspected case of food poisoning has got Gulf News readers worried.
Elaine Fernandes, an expatriate from India, narrated a recent painful experience.
She said: "Sometime in April I decided to get a chicken sandwich from a restaurant in Bur Dubai. Around 15 minutes after eating my meal, I started vomiting and thought I saw blood. I rushed to Rashid Hospital and I was informed that I had food poisoning. I assume it was an unfortunate incident, as I have been eating at the same restaurant for years."
Bassam Nader of Lebanon encountered food poisoning after dining at a popular family restaurant, recently.
He said: "My case was not very severe, but I had to bear a stomach ache and nausea for a while. However, after that incident, I have decided to stop ordering out and will be concentrating on healthy home-made meals instead."
Shavakat Mamajonov of Tajikistan had a similar experience at a fast food restaurant.
He said: "My wife and I had a very bad experience, recently. After eating our meal, we both felt extremely weird the next morning. I wouldn't call it food poisoning, but it was a bad experience."
Manoj Panicker, an Indian and resident of Sharjah, is extremely concerned about the hygiene standards at restaurants located in his vicinity.
He said: "A few days ago I had reported about overflowing sewage close to our residence. The stale water flows parallel to two popular restaurants in the area."
Recently, Panicker's neighbour ordered from one of these restaurants and had to pay a steep price for ordering out.
Panicker said: "My neighbour's daughter had to be hospitalised after eating her meal. She could barely get up. It was either the meal or the sewage water that was responsible for her condition."
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