Seven months after a mass food poisoning incident affecting female students at the Zeinabieh Campus of Farhangian University in Pishva (February 2025), problems related to the quality and hygiene of meals in dormitories persist, and the university administration’s promises to reform the food service system have not been fully implemented. In the incident of February last year, more than 80 female students showed gastrointestinal symptoms, allegedly due to the consumption of canned food.
Reports received by Amirkabir Newsletter indicate that the only change implemented has been the removal of canned tuna. Issues such as undercooked rice, raw or foul-smelling chicken, the absence of an official nutrition table, and the lack of labeling with dates and suppliers on packaging still remain. There is no active monitoring system or mechanism to file food-related complaints, and the campus website has not published any official updates on the promised improvements.
Following last year’s incident, officials pledged to review the menu, increase supervision, and establish a food committee; however, to date, no report on the implementation of these measures or any structural review has been released. Student-teachers, who have 25% to 45% of their monthly salary deducted to cover food expenses, continue to express concerns about the safety and quality of their meals.
At the same time, reports from other universities across the country also indicate poor food quality and the absence of any program for its improvement.
