38 children taken ill in Uttar Pradesh
The children, who had bought the ice cream from a vendor, yesterday complained of vomiting and diarrhea in Mira Sarai village, chief medical officer Dr PK Jain said.
At least 38 children were taken ill after consuming ice cream in Mira Sarai village of the district here, police said today. The children, who had bought the ice cream from a vendor, yesterday complained of vomiting and diarrhea following which a medical department team was rushed there, chief medical officer Dr PK Jain said. At least 38 children have been taken ill and were being treated for food poisoning, Jain said. Following the incident, district magistrate Amit Gupta said that raids will be soon carried out at the ice cream factories. Earlier also incidents of food poisoning due to ice cream were reported in the district.