A Dubai restaurant may be responsible for a case of food poisoning that has killed two children from a Dubai-based family.
A report in newspaper Gulf News said a French expatriate woman had ordered a take-away meal from the Lotus Garden Chinese restaurant in Al Ghusais on Friday evening.
Several hours later, her five-year old son Nathan and his seven-year-old sister Chelsea started vomiting and she took them to NMC Hospital, where a source confirmed all three were treated for suspected food poisoning.
The article quoted Dr B R Shetty, managing director and chief executive of the NMC Group of Hospitals, as saying: "Two children and one adult were brought to the NMC Hospital in Dubai on Friday evening with suspected food poisoning.
“One of the children, a young boy, was pronounced dead on arrival. A young girl and a woman were than transferred to Dubai Hospital for further treatment.
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"The young girl was pronounced dead this [Saturday] morning but the woman is feeling better. All three cases are being linked to suspected food poisoning but we cannot determine the exact cause of the deaths until Dubai health authorities complete their investigation."
When HME.com contacted Dubai Municipality’s health department, a spokesperson confirmed the case was currently under investigation.
“We are waiting for the inquiry to close and should be releasing the findings tomorrow,” he revealed.
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Jun 17, 2009 , United Arab Emirates
I agree with all the comments mentioned below. It is sick and pathetic and really sad to see how authorities are taking this case into consideration! I wonder how they would feel if God forbid, their beloved was a victim of stale food, how would they react to such a situation. I believe this isn'...
Jun 17, 2009 , United Arab Emirates
the police say they have sealed the restaurant. i stay just round the corner of the restaurant...there is a sticker which reads 'Shop closed for maintenance. Opening shortly' what the heck. i think the police must look into this well enough or else all of us would look like jokers while they (the...