Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Accidental use of sodium nitrite instead of table salt causes fatal food poisoning in Kulob
25/02/2012 16:23
Victoria Naumova
DUSHANBE, February 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The cause of the fatal food poisoning in Kulob was presence of sodium nitrite in high concentration in post-funeral meal, a source at the Republican Center for Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision said.
According to him, chemical analysis of the food revealed the presence of sodium nitrite in high concentration. ?Epidemiological data have indicated that the food poisoning occurred due to the accidental use of sodium nitrite instead of table salt in the preparation of ?atolla? (Tajik national pottage),? the source said.
We will recall that five persons have died of an acute food poisoning in the city of Kulob.
Mirali Mirzoaliyev, deputy head of the Khatlon health directorate in charge for the Kulob region, said twenty-two people diagnosed with acute food poisoning were hospitalized in the city of Kulob on February 23. ?All of them participated in funeral ceremony of their relative and they got poisoned after eating ?atolla? that was accidentally seasoned with unknown chemical substance instead of table,? Mirzoaliyev said.
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http://news.tj/en/news/accidental-u...-table-salt-causes-fatal-food-poisoning-kulob
25/02/2012 16:23
Victoria Naumova
DUSHANBE, February 25, 2012, Asia-Plus -- The cause of the fatal food poisoning in Kulob was presence of sodium nitrite in high concentration in post-funeral meal, a source at the Republican Center for Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision said.
According to him, chemical analysis of the food revealed the presence of sodium nitrite in high concentration. ?Epidemiological data have indicated that the food poisoning occurred due to the accidental use of sodium nitrite instead of table salt in the preparation of ?atolla? (Tajik national pottage),? the source said.
We will recall that five persons have died of an acute food poisoning in the city of Kulob.
Mirali Mirzoaliyev, deputy head of the Khatlon health directorate in charge for the Kulob region, said twenty-two people diagnosed with acute food poisoning were hospitalized in the city of Kulob on February 23. ?All of them participated in funeral ceremony of their relative and they got poisoned after eating ?atolla? that was accidentally seasoned with unknown chemical substance instead of table,? Mirzoaliyev said.
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http://news.tj/en/news/accidental-u...-table-salt-causes-fatal-food-poisoning-kulob