SUNGAI PETANI - More than 170 people who attended a wedding feast in Tanjung Dawai near here have either sought or currently being treated for food poisoning at three hospitals.
Merbok Member of Parliament Prof Dr Ismail Daut, who visited the victims at Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital (HSAH) today, said 114 of the wedding guests sought treatment at the hospital and 78 of them had been discharged.
He said nine people were treated at the Sungai Petani Pantai Hospital and another 49 others at Yan Hospital.
"Most of them are senior citizens. There are also 14 children," he added.
A spokesman at Yan Hospital, said 49 people were still undergoing treatment at the hospital and they were reported in stable condition.
Yesterday, three people died after having suffered suspected food poisoning at a wedding feast they attended last Saturday in Tanjung Dawai, Merbok.
They have been identified as Nurshazana Mohd Rashid, 24, who died at her houses in Kampung Tempoyak, Bedong, at 12.45pm, Mohammad Norraahmad Yusof, 11, of Kampung Singkir Laut, Yan, died at about 1pm while undergoing treatment at Yan Hospital at Ibrahim Mohamad, 62, of Alor Jejawi, Kuala Besut, Terengganu, who died at 6.30pm at HSAH.
Meanwhile, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) called on the Health Ministry to set up a task force to carry out periodical checks at food premises, as well as premises offering food catering service.
Its president, S M Mohamed Idris, said this was to ensure cleanliness and hygiene in the food preparation.
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