PHNOM PENH, Apr 20 (NNN-AKP) – Sixteen villagers in north-east Cambodia’s Kratie province, suffered food poisoning after eating contaminated food, a provincial health official said, yester- day.
The incident happened on Thursday, in Sambour district’s Tonsong Thlak village, after they consumed the local rice noodle, Num Banhchok, said Ngy Bunlen, director of the Kratie provincial health department.
“They had the same symptoms such as stomachache, diarrhea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness,” he said in a press release.
He added that, the ill-fated villagers, including 10 women, had been sent to a district hospital for medical treatment and were recovering from their illnesses.
“It is initially concluded that they became ill, after they ate unhygienically made, stored, or packaged Num Banhchok, that was sold in the village,” Bunlen said.– NNN-AKP
