Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Supply Of Water Nikita Singhania Govt alerts against taking in jatropha fruits!.?.!Pearl.DSouza@timesofindia.com/ Dec 4, 2024, 23:53 IST Share AA + Text Size Small Medium Large Follow us Bengaluru: After a group of 5 women and 8 children were hospitalised from consuming Jatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food safety commissionerate has actually warned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to consumption of toxic fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha plants are toxic, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The negative impacts after consuming the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain and a burning feeling in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of usage. Also, given that the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a greater effect on the health of children, "Srinivas warned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) neighborhood who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk medical facility in Chamarajanagar were released in a day. One kid with intellectual impairments was kept in observation before being discharged, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.