Food poisoning at hospital in Ageo, Saitama; cooking contract company suspended for 3 days. Clostridium perfringens was detected in 25 hospitalized patients who ate food provided at a hospital.
The prefectural public health center concluded that the food poisoning was caused by the food provided. Nissin Medical Foods in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, which had been contracted to prepare the food, has been suspended from business for three days from the 7th of this month.