Food Poisoning
School meals suspended in Qena after poisoning of 50 students
Egypt
November 23, 2021
School meals suspended in Qena after poisoning of 50 students
Governor of Qena Ashraf al-Daoudy temporarily suspended the distribution of school meals to the students in the Governorate of Qena…
Public Prosecution detains 3 hotel officials in Hurghada over tourists’ food poisoning
Egypt
November 1, 2021
Public Prosecution detains 3 hotel officials in Hurghada over tourists’ food poisoning
The Egyptian Public Prosecution issued a decision to detain three officials in a hotel in Hurghada, after 47 tourists fell…
Over 30 Russian tourists suffer food poisoning in Hurghada hotel
Egypt
October 31, 2021
Over 30 Russian tourists suffer food poisoning in Hurghada hotel
The Russian Consul General in Hurghada, Viktor Voropaev said that 31 Russian tourists have suffered food poisoning during their stay…
Beheira hospital receives 134 wedding guests with food poisoning
Egypt
October 2, 2020
Beheira hospital receives 134 wedding guests with food poisoning
El Mahmoudeya Central Hospital, located in Egypt’s Beheira Governorate, received on Thursday 134 people experiencing severe symptoms of food poisoning…
Child dead, 198 poisoned by contaminated lupini beans
Egypt
June 13, 2019
Child dead, 198 poisoned by contaminated lupini beans
Criminal investigators in Assiut discovered the cause of death of a three-year-old child and the cause of illness of 198…
UPDATE: faulty AC may have killed hotel couple, all guests evacuated
Egypt
August 24, 2018
UPDATE: faulty AC may have killed hotel couple, all guests evacuated
British tourism company Thomas Cook has evacuated 300 guests from the Hurghada hotel where couple John and Susan Cooper were…
Egypt’s operating-room themed restaurant
Life & Style
August 8, 2017
Egypt’s operating-room themed restaurant
Dressed in blue surgical scrubs and latex gloves, kitchen staff at the Egyptian restaurant D.Kebda prepare grilled beef-liver sandwiches behind…
Mass food poisoning hits displaced Iraqis outside Mosul
Middle East
June 14, 2017
Mass food poisoning hits displaced Iraqis outside Mosul
At least two people have died with hundreds more requiring urgent treatment at a camp for internally displaced people outside…