Factory meal lands hundreds in hospital

Hundreds of employees of PT Mataram Tunggal Garment in Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, were admitted to the hospital on Wednesday with food poisoning. Four of the sick employees were taken to Panti Rapih Hospital in downtown Yogyakarta for intensive medical treatment. The employees of the factory had eaten lunch at the garment factory, located in Ngaglik, Sleman regency, prior to falling ill. The garment company pays caterers to provide lunch for its 1,800 employees."After I ate the lunch, I felt nauseous and then vomited," said factory worker Eni Lestari, 29. Not all employees fell ill. -- JP