{"id":6014,"date":"2024-07-31T15:06:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/tiktok-hq-staff-hit-by-mass-food-poisoning-outbreak\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T15:06:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:06:43","slug":"tiktok-hq-staff-hit-by-mass-food-poisoning-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/tiktok-hq-staff-hit-by-mass-food-poisoning-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok HQ staff hit by mass food poisoning outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dozens of workers at TikTok-owner ByteDance’s office in Singapore have fallen ill in a mass food poisoning incident.<\/p>\n

At least 60 people developed gastroenteritis symptoms – which include cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting – with 57 of them seeking hospital treatment.<\/p>\n

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ByteDance told Sky News it is investigating the incident.<\/p>\n

Seventeen ambulances, fire engines, a mass decontamination vehicle and Singapore Civil Defence Force were sent to the ByteDance offices, The Straits Times reported.<\/p>\n

Sky News understands ByteDance uses external suppliers in its office canteen and no food is prepared on-site.<\/p>\n

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“We are investigating the matter and are working with the relevant authorities on this,” a ByteDance spokesperson told Sky News.<\/p>\n

“We take the health and safety of our employees very seriously.”<\/p>\n

They added the company had “taken immediate steps to support all affected employees, including working with emergency services to provide care”.<\/p>\n

In a joint statement sent to CNBC, part of Sky’s US partner network NBC News, the Singapore Food Agency and Ministry of Health said they were investigating suspected gastroenteritis cases on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“As of 30 July 2024, 60 individuals were reported to have developed gastroenteritis symptoms, of whom 57 have sought medical attention in hospitals,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

ByteDance was founded in China but has its headquarters in Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on sky.com<\/div>\n

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