At least 60 employees from Tiantong Company Group, an automaker
in southwest China's Guizhou Province, were hospitalized on
Thursday with food poisoning.
They were said to have suffered nausea, headaches, vomiting and
diarrhea since about 3:00?PM Thursday after having lunch in
the company canteen.
The Guiyang Third People's Hospital said confirmed they were
suffering from food poisoning, but refused to provide more details
on either the exact number of employees admitted nor their current
conditions.
The municipal government has begun an investigation into the
cause of the incident.
(Xinhua News Agency December 22, 2006)