CAIRO, May 1 (UPI) -- The grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar University has ordered the formation of a special committee following incidents of dormitory food poisoning, students said.
Leaders of the university's student union met with Ahmed El-Tayyeb after 179 students who ate at the school's dormitory cafeteria were hospitalized with food poisoning this week, Ahram Online reported.
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It was the second case of mass food poisoning at the school in a month.
On April 1, 500 students got food poisoning after eating at the same cafeteria.
During a meeting with student union representatives Tuesday, El-Tayyeb promised that a committee would closely monitor food outlets on campus for hygiene and provide the university's council with monthly reports.
