99 affected by food poisoning at a Batu Pahat school, says Ling Tian Soon


JOHOR BARU: A total of 99 students and teachers from a Batu Pahat secondary school suffered stomach aches after consuming food from the school canteen.

Johor health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said 90 students and nine from the teaching staff began experiencing symptoms such as diarrhoea and vomiting last Thursday (June 27).

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