Investigation into the case of 46 workers suspected of poisoning after the October 20th party

Accordingly, the Food Safety Department received a quick report No. 409/BC-SYT dated October 21 from the Department of Health of Bac Giang province on the suspected food poisoning incident that occurred at Shinsung Vina Company Limited (address: Lot B1, Song Khe - Noi Hoang Industrial Park, Bac Giang City, Bac Giang Province).
Of these, about 46 people showed symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and fever after attending the company's party meal.
Faced with the above situation, the Food Safety Department requested the Bac Giang Provincial Department of Health to urgently suspend the operations of the meal provider suspected of causing food poisoning.

Workers of Shinsung Vina Co., Ltd. were hospitalized after a party on October 20.

The Food Safety Department also requested that the competent authorities organize investigations and trace the origin of food to clearly identify the source of raw materials and food for processing facilities suspected of causing poisoning; take food and disease samples for testing to find the cause; detect and strictly handle violations of food safety regulations (if any) and publicize the results to promptly warn the community.
In addition, the Food Safety Department requires units to strengthen propaganda and guidance for food service establishments and collective kitchens to ensure hygiene and food safety conditions, strictly implement the management of food ingredients' origin, three-step food inspection, food sample storage and hygiene in processing stages.
In addition, units are required to strictly implement the contents on preventing and handling food poisoning, strengthening food poisoning prevention and Directive No. 38/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister on strengthening food poisoning prevention.
As Kinh te & Do thi reported, Bac Giang Department of Health has quickly reported that dozens of workers of Shinsung Vina Co., Ltd. (Song Khe - Noi Hoang Industrial Park) had symptoms of abdominal pain, vomiting, frequent diarrhea, dizziness, fever, and were taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Previously, at noon on October 20, Shinsung Vina Co., Ltd. organized a party for workers at Noi Hoang football field (Noi Hoang commune, Bac Giang city), with 1,160 participants. The meal had many dishes such as seafood, steamed prawns with coconut water, raw veal with lemon, fried squid with butter, grilled chicken with honey, grilled catfish with galangal and rice vinegar and vegetable rolls.
The next morning, dozens of company workers with symptoms of abdominal pain, vomiting, frequent diarrhea, dizziness, and fever were taken to Bac Giang Provincial General Hospital and Tan Dan General Hospital for emergency treatment.
Immediately after the incident, the authorities of Bac Giang province conducted an investigation, collected information about the food facility that provided lunch on October 20 for Shinsung Vina Company Limited and assessed the conditions for ensuring food safety. The Center for Disease Control of Bac Giang province has deployed to collect samples for testing, to find the cause of the incident. As of 11:15 a.m. on October 21, there were 46 workers being treated at hospitals.

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