A serious case of food poisoning, affecting tens of workers, occurred on Sep.30 at the Nissey Ltd., Company Vietnam in Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, Tan Thuan Dong Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.
About 15 minutes after eating the lunch on Sep 30, many workers felt dizzy and suffered stomach pains, and headaches.
Among them, 32 workers began to vomit and finally lost consciousness. They were rushed to the district general hospital, Tan Thuan Processing Zone Clinic and Sai Gon General Infirmary.
Around 900 had eaten the poisoned lunch provided by their company.
Workers were poisoned after eating rice, sweet-and-sour pork ribs and vegetables, tofu and shallot soup, bitter melon and meat inside, and sausage cooked with sauce.
Most of poisoned workers were discharged from hospitals but 8 who were kept at the district hospital due to serious condition.
Nguyen Tan Hai, chairman of the company’s Labor Union, the company employs 2,000 workers and food brought in from a contracted outside caterer. A serving is worth VND12,000.
The city’s Preventive Health Center is furthering investigation.
