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Workers hospitalized in suspected mass food poisoning in Vietnam

Scores of workers at a Korean-invested electronics factory in north-central Vietnam have been hospitalized with symptoms including vomiting, nausea and fainting after having lunch in the canteen on April 1.

Ten ambulances were mobilized to the factory of BSE Vietnam Electronics at Nam Cam Industrial Zone in Nghi Loc District, Nghe An Province to transfer the ill workers to the Nghe An 115 General Hospital.

According to Ho Duc Manh, emergency doctor at the hospital, a total of 37 workers were hospitalized with symptoms of food poisoning such as vomiting and low blood pressure.

None of the hospitalized workers are in a critical condition, Manh said, adding that doctors are giving them infusions and closely monitoring their health.

Workers of BSE Vietnam Electronics at the Nghe An 115 General Hospital in Nghe An Province, April 1, 2017

The provincial food safety bureau and leaders of Nghi Loc District have visited the factory of BSE Vietnam Electronics and the workers to look into the cause of their condition.

According to the sick workers, they had rice with stir-fried meat and crown daisy soup with tofu for lunch on April 1, and the symptoms occurred shortly after lunchtime.

BSE Vietnam Electronics is a Korean-invested company specializing in manufacturing electronic components and equipment for telecommunication.

The company has been in operation at Nam Cam Industrial Zone since June 2012.

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