On Thursday at least 60 employees from Tiantong Company Group,
an automaker in southwest China's Guizhou Province, were hospitalized suffering
from food poisoning.
They were said to have had nausea, headaches, vomiting and
diarrhea since around 3:00pm Thursday after having lunch in their
canteen.
The Guiyang Third People's Hospital confirmed the employees were
suffering from food poisoning but refused to provide further
details on the exact number of employees admitted or their
condition.
The municipal government has begun an investigation into the
cause of the incident.
(Xinhua News Agency December 22, 2006)