Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr A. Ismayilova, S. Babayeva / Recent mass poisoning in Azerbaijan's capital and regions is caused by inappropriate food storage, Azerbaijan's Health Minister, Ogtay Shiraliyev, said on 10 September.
According to him, due to hot weather and inappropriate storage foodstuff gets out of order which results in poisoning.
Mass poisoning has recently happened in Bina settlement and Barda region. Over 20 people got poisoned.
In order to remove this problem educational work should be carried among the people, the Minister said.