Food poisoning toll rises to 32

BOMBAY - Eleven more people have died of food poisoning, taking the toll to 32 in a baffling outbreak that may have been caused…

BOMBAY - Eleven more people have died of food poisoning, taking the toll to 32 in a baffling outbreak that may have been caused by a poisonous plant, health authorities said yesterday.

The dead were among more than 110 suffering from acute poisoning after they ate contaminated food at a community kitchen in the textile town of Bhiwandi a week ago.

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