150 workers suffer food poisoning

JAKARTA: Around 150 workers at the Carrefour hypermarket in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, suffered from food poisoning and were rushed to the Setia Mitra Hospital on Jl. R.S. Fatmawati, South Jakarta, on Thursday. As of Thursday afternoon, at least 27 workers were still hospitalized.

Fatimah, 27, one of the workers said she had felt dizzy and nauseous since Wednesday afternoon. She had consumed rice, chicken and fried noodles on Wednesday.

Despite taking medicine, she still felt the same symptoms on Thursday. She was surprised to hear that most of her friends also suffered the same complaints.

Antara reported that the hypermarket management could not be contacted for comment while the hospital was still unsure about the cause of the food poisoning. -- JP