A total of 41 customers are believed to have suffered from food poisoning after attending a banquet at the well-known Federal Restaurant in Zape on Saturday, according to a statement by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.
The case was transferred to the bureau from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Food Safety Centre on Tuesday.According to the statement, some 150 people attended a banquet at the Chinese restaurant on Saturday night. Among the 52 customers contacted by the bureau, 41 suffered from gastroenteritis with symptoms such as diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever.