Two children on Sunday died of ‘food poisoning’ and their mother hospitalised after eating out from a high-end restaurant on Karachi’s Zamzama Boulevard last night, Express News reported.
After their health took a turn for the worse, they were shifted to a private hospital in the morning. However, the children — five and one years old — succumbed to the illness, while the mother still being treated with her condition said to be stable.
According to SSP South Pir Muhammad Shah, the family went to a restaurant located on Zamzama Boulevard, as well as, a local restaurant in Defence’s Phase 4.
Moreover, the children also ate candies from an adventure park.
Adulteration: PFA seals two factories
In the wake of the incident being reported in the media, Sindh IG Kaleem Imam called for a detailed report from SSP Shah at the earliest.
The Sindh Food Authority also sprung into action by sealing both restaurants and taking samples of the food for testing.
Authorities have also taken hold of CCTV footage from the high-end eatery.
Earlier on October 28, the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) had sealed two factories in Shahdara after food safety officials conducted raids at a beverage and a khoya manufacturing factory.
PFA officials found that one of the factories had been manufacturing khoya, a confectionary item, by mixing in chemicals and artificial flavouring.
The unit was also supplying this contaminated product to various shops across the city.
The authority also seized a large amount of adulterated khoya and contaminated milk which was later discarded by the authority.
