People receive food poisoning treatment at a hospital in Nha Trang, March 2024. - Vietnam News/ANN
HANOI (Agencies): At least 222 people in Vietnam's central city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, were rushed to hospitals due to suspected food poisoning after recently having meals at a local chicken rice eatery, local media reported Friday.
Of the total, some were being treated at 12 local hospitals and medical centres, while some have been given medication for home treatment, Xinhua quoted Vietnam News Agency report.
Authorities recorded the first 60 people, including tourists and locals, suffering food poisoning on Wednesday night. They all had meals from Tram Anh chicken rice eatery in the central coastal town at different points earlier, VnExpress reported.
Nha Trang health department said more cases were reported on Thursday afternoon.
The eatery's owners failed to show sales contracts and other documents pertaining to food ingredients.
The Health Ministry's food safety department on Friday ordered a temporary suspension of the eatery for investigation.
Most of the patients are stable, it said.
Trinh Ngoc Hiep, deputy director of Khanh Hoa Province’s Health Department, said no conclusion could be reached yet as it is still waiting for results of tests on the patients’ samples as well as the eatery’s food samples.
The authorities also have not determined if the new patients are linked to the chicken rice eatery.
The eatery is legally licensed and has been certified for food safety. However, its owner has failed to present contracts for purchasing ingredients.- Agencies
