Thiruvananthapuram: Thirty-one college students of LBS Institute of Technology for Women were admitted to a hospital here on Thursday as they they fell ill after eating food from the college canteen.
Food safety officials said the students started vomiting and developed nausea after eating lunch at the canteen.
The officials inspected the canteen and ordered a temporary closure as it was found functioning under unhygienic conditions.
The students, who had both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, fell sick. All of the students except two were discharged by the hospital by Wednesday evening, they said.