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Dozens sickened by apparent food poisoning
November 13, 1997
Web posted at: 4:11 p.m. EST (2111 GMT)BEAUMONT, Texas (CNN) -- Health officials were looking Thursday for the source of apparent food poisoning that sickened more than 70 people attending a National Interpreters Association conference. None of the cases appeared to be serious, officials said.
All those who got sick had eaten brunch or lunch on Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Plaza, said Randy Pemberton of the Beaumont Health Department. A steady stream of victims complaining of nausea and vomiting came in to three hospitals throughout the day.
At least 48 people were treated and released. The rest spent the night in Beaumont hospitals.
The lunch menu included roast chicken, London broil and vegetable fettuccine. An emergency room physician at St. Elizabeth Hospital said health officials were investigating whether the fettuccine was to blame because vegetarians were among those who became sick.
The Holiday Inn Plaza has cooperated in the investigation. The hotel voluntarily stopped food service after the outbreak.
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