IRAQ: 'Expired food causing health problems'

[leftchick]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/dfaa64e38379867e28457052be06be5c.htm

BAGHDAD, 18 August (IRIN) - A serious rise in food poisoning cases caused by expired and contaminated food in Iraq has been reported by the Ministry of Health.

"Government hospital directors have alerted our ministry that there is an increase in cases on a daily basis, especially in children, caused by poor food quality in the markets," to Mustafa al-Aani, a senior official at the ministry said.

Muhammad Shambar, a Baghdad doctor, said initial symptoms for the food poisoning are characterised by intense diarrhoea and constant vomiting. He added that urgent action should be taken by the patient before dehydration sets in.

"We have at least three cases of food poisoning every day in our hospital and when you analyse the patient's history you find that they ate food that had passed the sell by date or that it was prepared in unhygienic conditions," Shambar added.

[patdem]

1. Well, they had better get over it...this is the 'free market' baby!

Marketeers are free to poision you, free to cheat you, free to do whatever they like..it's called 'buyer beware'...or else you die! :sarcasm: