Shiva Temple Aarti Maha Kumbh 2025 Bengaluru Techie Suicide Kolkata Water Supply Nikita Singhania Govt warns against taking in jatropha curcas 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 five women and 8 children were hospitalised from consumingJatropha curcas seeds in Chamarajanagar district last week, the food safety commissionerate has actually cautioned about the possibility of public health being impacted due to intake of harmful fruits.Commissioner of food safety, Srinivas K, said while all parts of jatropha curcas plants are poisonous, the seeds include a high concentration of ricin and are more hazardous."The adverse effects after taking in the seeds are vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach discomfort and a burning experience in the throat. Vomiting and diarrhoea occur within fifteen minutes of consumption. Also, considering that the seeds have a pleasant taste, there is a possibility of a greater influence on the health of children, "Srinivas cautioned about the evergreen tropical plant with thin stems.Thirteen members of Banjara (nomadic) community who were hospitalised at Kollegal taluk health center in Chamarajanagar were released in a day. One kid with intellectual disabilities was kept in observation before being released, district health officer, Chamarajanagar, Chidambara S told TOI.He said
members of the neighborhood were in Kollegal for sugarcane-cutting work.