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YEREVAN, July 16. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Food Safety Inspectorate launched a probe after a family of seven people were recently hospitalized with food poisoning in the Syunik region, the authority reported on Tuesday.br/pp
A man (34) and his wife (31) from Shinuhayr, alongside their five children, were taken to the hospital in the city of Goris on July 6 and diagnosed with sharp exogenous poisoning after they ate dinner. One of the children, aged four, died in the hospital./pp
The Food Safety Inspectorate launched a forensic examination of items sold at a shop located near where the family lives, finding a salmonella agent in frozen chicken, produced in Russia, and harmful bacteria in domestically-produced chicken croquettes; both items were not expired./pp
Further investigation will be conducted by Armenia’s Investigative Committee./pp br/pp br/p
