Factory workers suffer food poison

Factory workers suffer food poison

BANDUNG: At least 580 workers at the Luen Fung garment factory in
Bandung, West Java, were taken to the hospital after suffering
food poisoning allegedly caused by the lunch provided by the
factory, causing the plant to temporarily stop production.

Some 70 workers had to be hospitalized at Muhammadiyah
Hospital due to dehydration. Another 204 workers were taken to
Sartika Asih Hospital, of which 26 people had to be admitted. The
rest were taken to Al Ihsan Hospital, Immanuel Hospital, Al Islam
Hospital and the Bina Sehat clinic.

Several workers interviewed said that catered meals had caused
gastrointestinal problems some four hours later.

Luen Fung human resources manager Yusuf said that this was the
such first incident at the company, which contracted meal
catering to PT Indosari.

Muhammadiyah Hospital's Intensive Care Unit head Hamdan S.
explained that the poisoning was likely to have been triggered by
a bacterial infection.

Dayeuhkolot police subprecinct chief Adj. Comr. Amrizal M Nur
said that he had interviewed at least five people from the
catering company. They had also taken water samples from the
factory that he described as having a yellowish color. -- JP