Investigating a Possible Food Poisoning Case at a Wedding Banquet

2023-10-17 14:15:19

After having vomiting and diarrhea at the wedding banquet, her family suspected food poisoning. (Picture/reproduced from Zongkan News)

A woman surnamed Wang in Pingyu County, Zhumadian, Henan Province, recently accused her brother of hosting a wedding banquet in a local hotel at the beginning of the month. After the wedding banquet, more than 100 relatives and friends began to suffer from abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, fever and other symptoms. Many of them were diagnosed with food poisoning. . In this regard, a person in charge of the Pingyu County Market Supervision Bureau said that after a doctor’s evaluation, the symptoms of Wang’s daughter’s relatives and friends were not consistent with the characteristics of food poisoning, and the preliminary judgment was that it may be caused by norovirus.

“Zongjian News” reported that the Queen’s brother hosted a banquet for 18 tables that day, attended by about 180 relatives and friends. She developed diarrhea that night, and her younger sister and cousin also had diarrhea and vomiting. They didn’t pay much attention at the time, thinking it was a gastrointestinal problem, until When chatting with other relatives and friends the next day, I learned that dozens of people began to feel unwell after eating the wedding banquet. According to statistics, more than 100 people had diarrhea and other symptoms, which made the royal family feel sorry and angry.

Afterwards, the princess and her family went to the hotel where the wedding banquet was held to report the matter, and the next day they complained to the Pingyu County Market Supervision Bureau. The princess said that after negotiation, the hotel initially agreed to compensate for medical expenses, but then regretted it. The Pingyu County Market Supervision Bureau later conducted a random inspection of the hotel’s ingredients and said that no problems such as expiration, deterioration, or food-borne diseases were found. However, at that time Many days have passed since the incident occurred, and the hotel’s ingredients have been unable to be inspected.

In response, the person in charge of the Pingyu County Market Supervision Bureau responded that after research and judgment, the symptoms did not meet the characteristics of food poisoning. It was initially judged that it may be caused by norovirus. At present, relevant units are still further investigating and judging the incident to find the source of the disease. Regarding the Municipal Supervision Bureau’s statement, the Queen’s family expressed disapproval and said that several netizens contacted her and said that many people also suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms after the wedding banquet at the hotel.

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