160 sickened in suspected food poisoning
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A suspect food poisoning has sickened 160 staff from a food company in south China's Guangdong province, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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Dongguan Hsu Chi Food Co. Ltd is sealed after 160 people were sickened in a suspected food poisoning case on Monday. |
According to the Hsu Fu Chi International Ltd., the patients had symptoms of chills, fever, nausea, vomiting, stomach ache and diarrhea after having dinner on Monday at the third canteen of the Dongguan Hsu Chi Food Co. Ltd, a Dongguan-based subsidiary of Hsu Fu Chi International Ltd..
A 57-year-old female plate washer at the canteen was found dead at her dormitory on Tuesday but it is yet to know whether her death is connected with food poisoning or not, said a media relations officer of Hsu Fu Chi International Ltd..
The woman had asked for leave on Sunday and Monday.
As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 103 staff had gone to hospitals for treatment. Most of them came back to the factory after treatment and there are 45 remaining in hospital for treatment.
The canteen has been sealed up, and food samples have been sent to relevant departments for examination.
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