Funeral meal leaves at least 9 dead, dozens sick in Peru

[Judi Lynn]

by Reuters / Aug.07.2018 / 4:44 PM ET

LIMA — At least nine people have died and dozens more became ill after eating contaminated food at a funeral in the Peruvian Andes, authorities said on Tuesday.

Health officials said that a total of 50 people were affected and 20 of those were hospitalized with stomach pains and vomiting after a wake the previous day in the Ayacucho region of south-central Peru.

Regional health director Jhon Tinco told a local radio station that the victims reported eating a meat dish and consuming a drink of fermented corn called Chicha.

The food appeared to have contained organophosphates, a family of chemicals used in pesticides, Health Minister Silvia Pessah said on local broadcaster RPP.

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1. That is awful