{"id":13798,"date":"2026-08-18T15:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13798"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:12:06","slug":"detergent-mistaken-for-salt-2-dozen-students-fall-ill-after-mid-day-meal-in-bihar-patna-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13798","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Detergent mistaken for salt\u2019: 2 dozen students fall ill after mid-day meal in Bihar | Patna News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img 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taken to Biharsharif Sadar Hospital,news agency PTI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Civil surgeon Dr Jay Prakash Singh visited the hospital and reviewed the condition of the students.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He said all the children were out of danger, PTI reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Principal Shailendra Kumar Singh said the mid-day meal, which comprised soybean rice, was supplied by an NGO as per the prescribed menu.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Some students had already eaten when others complained that the food lacked salt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Locals claimed that the containers of salt and detergent powder had been kept at the same place in the kitchen and that the cook allegedly mistook the detergent for salt and added it to the food.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Soon after eating the meal, several students complained of dizziness and started vomiting.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>They were initially given first aid at the school but were later shifted to Sadar Hospital after their condition failed to improve, officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Bihar rural development minister Shravan Kumar visited the hospital and met the affected students.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>He also spoke to doctors about their condition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Kumar said a detailed inquiry would be conducted to ascertain how the alleged lapse occurred during the preparation and serving of the mid-day meal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>(With agency inputs)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/patna\/detergent-mistaken-for-salt-2-dozen-students-fall-ill-after-mid-day-meal-in-bihar\/articleshow\/133325947.cms\" target=\"_blank\" 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