Ongoing Investigation into Mass Food Poisoning Incident in Nagykőrös
Over 600 individuals affected as official examinations continue without conclusive results.
An alarming mass food poisoning incident has emerged in Nagykőrös, Hungary, affecting over 600 residents in recent weeks.
Symptoms reported include severe vomiting and diarrhea, with five individuals requiring hospitalization due to dehydration.
Despite the scale of the outbreak, there has been no definitive conclusion from the examining authorities concerning its cause.
The local public catering company, Eatrend Kft., initially reassured the community that there was no cause for alarm.
However, shortly thereafter, Attila Körtvélyesi, the mayor of Nagykőrös, conducted an extraordinary press briefing aimed at calming public fears surrounding the outbreak.
In response to inquiries from media outlets, Eatrend Kft.
stated that tests conducted by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) yielded negative results for food samples taken on the days in question.
However, Nébih clarified that the official examination is still ongoing, indicating a discrepancy in the claims made by Eatrend Kft.
regarding food safety.
Nébih further elaborated that the results shared by Eatrend Kft.
pertain to a privately commissioned examination conducted at their Kecskemét laboratory and included tests for four specific pathogens: Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, and coagulase-positive Staphylococcus, all of which returned negative results.
It is important to note that the ongoing official investigation, prompted by suspicions of mass food poisoning, is more extensive than the private tests commissioned by Eatrend Kft.
It reportedly reveals significant contamination in the examined samples.
The current investigation, which is based in Nébih's central laboratory in Budapest, aims to uncover the broader circumstances surrounding the outbreak and finalize its findings, which remain pending as of the latest updates.
Symptoms reported include severe vomiting and diarrhea, with five individuals requiring hospitalization due to dehydration.
Despite the scale of the outbreak, there has been no definitive conclusion from the examining authorities concerning its cause.
The local public catering company, Eatrend Kft., initially reassured the community that there was no cause for alarm.
However, shortly thereafter, Attila Körtvélyesi, the mayor of Nagykőrös, conducted an extraordinary press briefing aimed at calming public fears surrounding the outbreak.
In response to inquiries from media outlets, Eatrend Kft.
stated that tests conducted by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) yielded negative results for food samples taken on the days in question.
However, Nébih clarified that the official examination is still ongoing, indicating a discrepancy in the claims made by Eatrend Kft.
regarding food safety.
Nébih further elaborated that the results shared by Eatrend Kft.
pertain to a privately commissioned examination conducted at their Kecskemét laboratory and included tests for four specific pathogens: Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, and coagulase-positive Staphylococcus, all of which returned negative results.
It is important to note that the ongoing official investigation, prompted by suspicions of mass food poisoning, is more extensive than the private tests commissioned by Eatrend Kft.
It reportedly reveals significant contamination in the examined samples.
The current investigation, which is based in Nébih's central laboratory in Budapest, aims to uncover the broader circumstances surrounding the outbreak and finalize its findings, which remain pending as of the latest updates.
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