Published Date: 2002-03-04 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Food poisoning - South Korea (Seoul): RFI
Archive Number: 20020304.3680

FOOD POISONING - SOUTH KOREA (SEOUL): REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 18:52:44 +0800
From: Denis Green <snoigel@hotmail.com>
Source: Kyodo News, 3 Mar 2002 [edited]
<http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1>

53 Japanese tourists suffer food poisoning in Seoul
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So far 53 Japanese tourists staying at a Seoul hotel have been
hospitalized after developing food-poisoning symptoms such as a
vomiting and diarrhea, local authorities and media reports said
Sunday.
The patients, mostly women, reportedly dined together Saturday in the
capital on Korean-style barbecued beef. They are employees of a
Japanese cosmetics company on a four-day training and sightseeing
trip in South Korea, according to KBS television.
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