26 people on board Tejas Express ill after consuming IRCTC catered food

MUMBAI: At least 26 passengers of the Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express, a premier train that was launched in May this year, suffered from food poisoning after eating the breakfast that was served aboard on Sunday.  Around noon, two hours after breakfast, the passengers started feeling uneasy. The train was stopped at Chiplun station as 12 of the 26 passengers were severely afflicted with diarrhea and vomiting and had to be rushed to Chiplun’s private Life Care Hospital by railway authorities. 

They are said to be stable now. The train was slated to reach Mumbai at 7.45 pm. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is responsible for the food and the entertainment provided on the train.  When contacted by the Deccan Chronicle, IRCTC general manager, Arvind Malkhede claimed that they are not sure if the food served by them can be linked to the suspected food-poisoning incident.  “We have to still ascertain if the food poisoning occurred due to the food that was served by us or not.  “A meeting to discuss the incident is currently underway and we are still trying to figure out what exactly happened,” he said.