Workers sick due to food poisoning

Workers sick due to food poisoning

SEMARANG: Around 140 workers of the PT Cerah Garmen textile
company in Ungaran south of here were rushed to a local hospital
for food poisoning after eating contaminated food on Saturday.

The chief of the Ungaran state hospital, Nunung, said most of
the patients complained about severe headaches and diarrhea soon
after they consumed their lunches, which consisted of rice,
vegetables and fish.

One of the workers, Siti Maesaroh, 23, said she saw something
like a worm in her food. She added that the food smelled quite
bad.

"Some of us could not avoid eating the lunch because we were
so hungry," she said.

Police are now investigating the case. (har)