322 suffer food poisoning after event at Selangor theme park
A total of 322 people suffered food poisoning during a family day event organised by a government agency at a popular theme park in Selangor on Oct 4, says the Selangor health department.
The department said it was notified of the incident on Oct 6 and immediately launched an investigation and control measures.
“Initial investigations and active case detection found that 322 individuals out of 4,710 exposed persons (6.8%) experienced symptoms of diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain,” it said in a statement responding to reports that over 800 people were affected in the the incident.
“Most cases involved adults (92%), while the remainder were children and teenagers. All the affected individuals received treatment, with no hospital or ICU admissions and no deaths reported.”
The department said investigators found…
