Workers hospitalised with food poisoning after company dinner

03:07, 24/07/2013

Nearly 200 workers from the garment manufacturer Kotop Vina Company in Dong Nai Province were hospitalised last night after a dinner at their work place.

Nearly 200 workers from the garment manufacturer Kotop Vina Company in Dong Nai Province were hospitalised last night after a dinner at their work place.

Nearly 200 workers from the garment manufacturer Kotop Vina Company in southern Dong Nai Province were hospitalised last night after a dinner at their work place
Nearly 200 workers from the garment manufacturer Kotop Vina Company in southern Dong Nai Province were hospitalised last night after a dinner at their work place.

The Tam Phuoc Industrial Park factory workers said they had eaten noodle with seasoned and sauted beef, vegetables, rice, and eggs an hour before suffering from head and stomach aches, vomiting and lightheadedness.

The victims were taken to Long Thanh General Hospital where they were treated for food poisoning, a hospital spokesman said.

About 100 workers were discharged later in the evening while the rest were kept for observation, the spokesman said.

The case is under investigation.

(Source:VNS)