Ten employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s B ward were rushed to JJ Hospital in Byculla on Thursday after they complained of dizziness and started vomiting.
Doctors said they started showing the symptoms after consuming food at the civic body’s canteen. While nine employees are in a stable condition, one of them is said to be critical owing to low blood pressure levels.
Dr. Sanjay Surase, medical superintendent at JJ Hospital, said the patients were referred to the hospital after being taken to Saboo Siddiqui Hospital. “Besides giddiness and vomiting, they complained of tingling sensation in the face,” he said.
Vivek Rahi, assistant municipal commissioner, B ward, said the employees had consumed south Indian food items such as dosa and uttappam in the canteen between 9.30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mr. Rahi said, “After eating the items, the staffers started experiencing dizziness and burning sensation in the face. We took them to our health post and then admitted them to JJ Hospital.”
Mr. Rahi said the canteen was shut down and that the BMC is in the process of filing a complaint against the contractor at the JJ Marg police station. He said the food samples have been sent to the Food and Drug Administration and the contractor will be blacklisted.
