In Madhya Pradesh, eating golgappas has been banned for three days. Due to eating golgappas, many people got food poisoning at once. After which the administration has taken this decision. According to the report till date, about 84 people from different areas of the city have been admitted to the hospital due to eating golgappas. Out of these 84 people, 31 children belong to the same locality. All of them had eaten golgappas from the same person who came to sell golgappas. After this, on 23 October, the Additional District Magistrate of Mandla banned Golgappa. Ban has also been imposed on selling chaat. The matter came to light when 84 patients reached the district hospital with complaints after eating golgappas in rural and urban areas of Mandla district. All these people had eaten the golgappas of the person who came to sell golgappas in their area. A total of 57 children are present among these sick people. The rest are women and men. The Food Department and the police started its investigation only after the cases of food poisoning came to the fore. Investigation revealed that 7-8 families living in Jalaun have been living in Mandla for the last 15-20 years. These people sell food items in different areas of Mandla. When the officials of the Food Department investigated them, many wrappers of citric acid were found from their place of residence. Taking a tough stand, the administration has sealed the shop from where the citric acid was purchased.
Many people have fallen ill after eating golgappas. An FIR has been lodged in the police station in this matter. The administration will also take strict action. This matter related to the health of children and women (especially pregnant) is very serious.Harshika further said that we are conducting random sampling of goods of those doing business of such food items in Mandla. If need be, we will continue to ban chaat-phulki. Along with this, we are also considering street food certification.
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