10 Food Toxic Victims In Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan Improved, Cases Not Continued To The Legal Field

Kusan Hilir Police officers monitored the victim suspected of being mass poisoning in Kusan Hilir, Kotabaru, South Kalimantan Province, Friday (20/10/2023). ANTARA/Sujud Maryono

BATULICIN - Kusan Hilir Police Chief, Police Inspector One Badruddin said the health conditions of the victims were suspected of having mass food poisoning in Kusan Hilir District, Tanah Bumbu Regency, starting to improve. The emergency doctor at the Pagatan Treatment Health Center stated that the victims of mass poisoning had recovered and were allowed to return home after being treated for several hours. "Actually, this case is still under investigation, but from the victim's side or the victim's family there is no objection regarding this case, while according to the perpetrator's statement there is also no intentional element," he said in Batulicin, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan, Antara, Monday, October 23. The police concluded that this case was considered resolved considering that both parties between the victim and the donor or the perpetrator did not object. The alleged mass food poisoning after the victim ate rice packets of aid from residents of Batuah Village, Kusan Hilir District, Tanah Bumbu Regency, with the initials YT on Friday, October 20 at around 10.15 WITA. YT distributed rice on Friday morning but only eaten in the afternoon. It is suspected that the rice is stale but still eaten. "God willing, this problem will be resolved and neither side will object," said Badruddin. Previously, ten people were suspected of having food poisoning after consuming 40 packs of boxed rice from donors from Batuah Village, Kusan Hilir District with the initials YT on Friday at around 10.15 WITA DN delivered the food to residents of RT01 Manurung Village, Central Kusan District, with the initials HA to be distributed to the children after Friday prayers. In the afternoon, DN received information that residents who consumed the boxed rice experienced nausea and were taken to the ER for the Pagatan Care Center. As many as 10 residents suspected of having mass food poisoning, namely QolyUBi (8) a resident of Betung Village, Aisyah Ramadhani (7) a resident of Manurung Village, Heril Saputra (15) a resident of Manurung Village, Muhammadun Arsyad (13) a resident of Mudalang Village, M Rizky Aditya (12) a resident of Mudalang Village, Adi Jandrawan (10) a resident of Manurung Village.

Furthermore, M Farhan (11), Naufal (5), Hafiz (3), and Nur alifah (1) residents of Manurung Village RT01, Central Kusan District, Tanah Bumbu Regency.