Seven People Land in Hospital over Food Poisoning

Seven people, mostly children, were hospitalized after they were food poisoned in the eastern district of Zahle, the state-run National News Agency reported late Sunday.

NNA said among the seven, who reached al-Hrawi state hospital in al-Maalaqa, are a woman and her four children.

They felt sick when they ate sweets that they had bought from a street vendor in the Zahle town of al-Faour, said the agency.

Cases of food poisoning continue to rattle Lebanon despite a campaign launched by Health Minister Wael Abou Faour last year to crack down on supermarkets, butcheries and restaurants selling expired food.

The inspections of the health ministry have forced the closure of several institutions, the seizure of expired goods and even the arrests of businessmen.