INDIA: Over 200 people affected by food poisoning in Himmatnagar,Gujarat - (The Economic Times)

January 29, 2008 – 5:24 pm

AHMEDABAD — District officials were cited as saying on Monday that more than 200 people were affected by food poisoning after having sweets at a marriage party at Rupal village of Himmatnagar district of North Gujarat.
The people fell ill after consuming ‘basundi’ (a sweet dish consisting milk) at a marriage party in the village. The affected people were taken to a government hospital in a nearby town.


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