29 Workers at Vietnam's Yura Corporation in Tay Ninh Hospitalized After Lunch in Suspected Food Poisoning; Ministry Orders Ingredient Tracing
Twenty-nine workers fell ill after a canteen lunch at Yura Corporation Tay Ninh in Can Giuoc commune, Tay Ninh province, Vietnam, on November 7 in a suspected food-poisoning incident. Vietnam's Food Administration under the Ministry of Health issued a document on November 8 asking the Tay Ninh Department of Health to investigate urgently.
According to the provincial health department, the company is located in the Long Hau 3 Industrial Park (phase 1). The November 7 lunch comprised 436 servings, 375 with meat and 61 vegetarian. After the meal, 29 workers from the 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. shifts developed cramping abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
The 29 workers were taken to Nha Be General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for examination and treatment. Between 1:55 p.m. and 7 p.m. the same day, all 29 had stabilized and were discharged by doctors.
In its document No. 2368, the Food Administration asked the Tay Ninh health department to coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh City health department and Nha Be General Hospital, organize an investigation, trace the origin of the food, identify the ingredient supplier and the dishes involved, keep the public informed and report progress to the administration. The Tay Ninh food-safety sub-department has taken up the investigation.
Source: Vietnam Food Administration, Ministry of Health
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：越南西宁省黑婆山（资料图）。CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh province, Vietnam (file photo). CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
