Over 150 hospitalised with food poisoning in Dong Nai

08:03, 25/03/2020

More than 150 workers were hospitalised for suspected food poisoning after they ate a vegetarian meal at a company in Dong Nai Province, said Le Duc Thuy, head of Trang Bom District Labour Union.

 

More than 150 workers were hospitalised for suspected food poisoning after they ate a vegetarian meal at a company in Dong Nai Province, said Le Duc Thuy, head of Trang Bom District Labour Union.

Patients are treated at a local health facility after suffering from food poisoning on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Xuân
Patients are treated at a local health facility after suffering from food poisoning on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Le Xuan

Thuy said these people are workers of Ky Loi Company in Bau Xeo Industrial Park, Trang Bom District.

Some workers said they were rushed to Trang Bom District Medical Centre and Singmark Medicine University Hospital with symptoms of abdominal pain and vomiting two hours after eating lunch consisting of vegetarian food at the company on Tuesday.

Health facilities are working with the provincial Department of Food Safety and Hygiene to take samples for testing and determine the cause of the incident.

(Source:VNS)