Food quality was ‘satisfactory’, unease caused children to vomit in Tejas Express: Report
An inquiry report on the food poisoning incident on-board the Tejas Express train has found no problem with the food quality, and said the unease was triggered after two children vomited “vitiating the air quality in the a/c coach”.
The report by a Central Railways team said the quality of the food served on board the premium train was “satisfactory”.
It said the first case of uneasiness was reported after two children in a group of tourists from Himachal Pradesh vomited in the air-condition coach.
“The vomiting smell triggered uneasiness in others and then another two children vomited. This further vitiated the air in the coach and then two more children vomited. This triggered uneasiness in their parents,” the report stated.
“After this incident, few other passengers of C1, C2, C5, C7 coaches who passed through this coach also complained of uneasiness,” the report adds.
A three-member committee comprising senior railway and IRCTC officials was formed yesterday after 26 passengers had taken ill on-board the Mumbai-bound Tejas Express from Goa after breakfast.
The report, accessed by the PTI, also said that another tourist group from Kolkata complained of uneasiness.
The group’s tour manager said they had been travelling continuously for the past 16 days in Maharashtra and …read more
