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74 ill after eating poisoned food in NW China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-04-15 16:01
A group of 74 people had symptoms of being poisoned after eating
scallion-flavored pancakes bought locally Tuesday at a coal mine in Tongchuan
City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Tests by the provincial disease prevention and control center show that the
pancakes contained "Dushuqiang," a powerful raticide that is banned in China.
It is reported that only an intake of 5 milligrams of "Dushuqiang" can cause
the death of a human being.
Sixty-nine of the 74 victims were sent to a local hospital for treatment.
They include 55 employees of the mine and 14 students. The 69 are now out of
danger and in stable conditions.
Police believe the poisoning is a criminal case.
The municipal public security authorities, in cooperation with the related
department of the Tongchuan Mine Administration, are investigating the incident.
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