IRAQ: 'Expired food causing health problems'

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

IRAQ: 'Expired food causing health problems'

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.

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"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.

Expired food had been sold in northern Iraq, which was considered to have the best food monitoring system in Iraq, officials said.

During Saddam Hussein's regime all food stuff entering the country was monitored for quality control and sell by dates were checked rigorously before entering shops.

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1. Why am I reminded of the movie "The Man in the Iron Mask"? (nt)