Food poisoning in the new year celebrations at Balangoda garment factory sends 200 workers to hospital

Food poisoning in the new year celebrations at Balangoda garment factory sends 200 workers to hospital

In a garment factory in  Ellearawa area in Balangoda during a new year celebration get

together on day before yesterday the 1st, owing to food poisoning 200 workers had been hospitalised at the Balangoda hospital.

The garment workers had complained of stomach pain, faintish ,headaches and experienced vomiting.As a result about 200 workers had been admitted for treatment.

Out of the affected many had been discharged after they had received out patients department treatment while 67 had been warded for further treatment. As at the 03rd instant there had been 08 workers were still treated.

In this connection the Officer in charge of the Balangoda police station  Chief Police Inspector Udayana Bandara Tennakoon is  conducting investigations.

In this connection samples of the chicken curry prepared and the balance samples of raw chicken available with the supplier have been obtained and sent to the government analyst for examination.

The superintendent of the Balangoda Base hospital  Dr BLC Dasanayake had added that the condition of the patients who are still under treatment are not  at all serious.