Archive · 17 Aug 2026
11 Fall Ill After Birthday Cake With Lizard In Palghar
Some people got sick after eating a birthday cake.
The cake was at a birthday party for a 25-year-old woman.
Children from the neighborhood brought the cake to the party.
After eating it, some children felt a burning feeling in their chests and threw up.
They also had headaches and stomach pain.
Eleven people, including seven children, went to the hospital.
The people said they found a dead lizard inside the cake.
The food safety office, called the FDA, went to the bakery to check it.
They took five pieces of the cake to test in a laboratory.
Three people had to stay in the ICU, but they are getting better now.
Eleven people, including seven children, fell ill after eating a birthday cake in Nalasopara East, Palghar.
Patients reported a burning sensation in their chests, vomiting, headache, abdominal pain, and loose motions.
A dead lizard was reportedly found in the cake during the birthday celebration.
The Palghar FDA inspected the bakery/café and collected five cake samples for laboratory testing.
Three patients were admitted to the ICU but are now stable, and all are expected to be discharged soon.
- Who
- Eleven people, including seven children and four adults, at a birthday celebration in Nalasopara East, along with the Palghar Food and Drug Administration investigating the incident.
- What
- People fell ill after eating a birthday cake that reportedly contained a dead lizard, prompting an FDA investigation and sample collection.
- When
- The incident occurred on the evening of August 16, 2026, with patients arriving at the hospital around 8 pm; the article was published on August 17, 2026.
- Where
- Neelkantheshwar building, Takipada, Nalasopara East, Palghar, with patients treated at Vijayalaxmi Hospital.
- Why
- Suspected contamination of the birthday cake, with a dead lizard reportedly found inside; legal action will depend on laboratory test results.
- People affected
- 11 (7 children, 4 adults)
- Location
- Neelkantheshwar building, Takipada, Nalasopara East, Palghar
- Hospital
- Vijayalaxmi Hospital
- Symptoms
- Burning sensation in chest, vomiting, headache, abdominal pain, loose motions
- Samples collected
- 5 cake samples sent for laboratory testing
- ICU admissions
- 3 patients, condition stable
- Investigating agency
- Palghar Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Incident date
- August 16, 2026 (evening)