On March 26, reports from Japan revealed a mass food poisoning incident in Kumatori Town, Osaka Prefecture, where multiple schools were affected, resulting in over 600 people displaying symptoms.
Since March 19, students and staff from 8 local elementary and middle schools have experienced symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting. By March 24, the number of symptomatic cases had reached 633.
Health authorities have detected norovirus in some of the affected individuals, as well as in employees of the company supplying bread for school meals across the town.
Based on the findings, authorities have confirmed that the food poisoning outbreak was caused by contaminated bread served in school meals. As a result, the company responsible for production has been ordered to suspend operations for five days.
(Source: CCTV News)
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