poisoning
Consumer Protection Agency responds to reports of poisonous deodorant
Egypt
September 30, 2017
Consumer Protection Agency responds to reports of poisonous deodorant
Head of the Consumer Protection Agency, Major General Atef Ya’coub, said Friday that Relax deodorant was licensed in Egypt by…
Supply Ministry warns of deadly poisoning perfume on market
Egypt
September 29, 2017
Supply Ministry warns of deadly poisoning perfume on market
Osama Mahmoud Mekhemar, the head of the Central Control Department of Business Transactions with the Ministry of Supply, sent a…
No poisoning cases reported, hospitals nationwide equipped for emergencies: Health Ministry
Egypt
April 17, 2017
No poisoning cases reported, hospitals nationwide equipped for emergencies: Health Ministry
The Health Ministry's Crisis and Emergency taskforce has not received any communication about cases of poisoning in any hospital nationwide so…
Education minister suspends school meals over recurrent poisoning cases
Egypt
March 23, 2017
Education minister suspends school meals over recurrent poisoning cases
Minister of Education Tarek Shawky has indefinitely suspended the distribution of school meals nationwide, starting Thursday until further notice. Shawky ordered…
UPDATE: Number of food poisoning cases reaches 800 in Sohag schools
Egypt
March 15, 2017
UPDATE: Number of food poisoning cases reaches 800 in Sohag schools
The number of students who suffered food poisoning and stomach pains after eating a school meal on Tuesday has risen…
Cairo University president apologizes for stray dog killings that occured on campus
Egypt
February 13, 2017
Cairo University president apologizes for stray dog killings that occured on campus
Cairo University president Gaber Nassar apologized on Sunday for the stray dog killings through poison that recently occured on campus."I…
Out-of-date popcorn poisons 33 primary school pupils in Daqahlia
Egypt
October 13, 2016
Out-of-date popcorn poisons 33 primary school pupils in Daqahlia
Daqahlia general prosecutors has launched an investigation into the poisoning of 33 primary school pupils due to popcorn they bought…
Food poisoning strikes 22 at famous hotel in Ras Sedr
Egypt
September 16, 2016
Food poisoning strikes 22 at famous hotel in Ras Sedr
Twenty-two people went down with food poisoning on Thursday evening after eating a meal at a famous hotel in Ras…
Streets of Marsa Alam strewn with poisoned goats as officials ban grazing
Egypt
August 22, 2016
Streets of Marsa Alam strewn with poisoned goats as officials ban grazing
Residents of Marsa Alam city, in the south of the Red Sea governorate, have raised complaints after local officials poisoned…
Fifty-five Egyptian holiday-makers suffer food poisoning at Hurghada resort
Egypt
August 12, 2016
Fifty-five Egyptian holiday-makers suffer food poisoning at Hurghada resort
Fifty-five Egyptian tourists have been struck by food poisoning at a resort in Hurghada, according to reports from medical sources…