Japan ( Over 500 prisoners suffer food poisoning in Hokkaido - E.Coli )

Crime Oct. 02, 2013 - 06:16AM JST

HOKKAIDO —

Hokkaido prefectural police said Tuesday that 516 male prisoners suffered from food poisoning at a Hokkaido jail last month.
According to police, 516 of the 1,100 prisoners in Tsukigata Prison began to complain of stomach pain, diarrhea and fevers between Sept 12 to 19. TBS reported that 74 of the men were treated in the prison’s infirmary, and by Sept 30 most of them had made a full recovery.
An investigation revealed that at least 46 of the men had developed an E. coli infection from food which had been prepared by the prison. The investigating health care center reportedly ordered that the prison’s kitchens be shut down until Oct 4.
In a statement to the press, the prison’s operators said, “We intend to manage hygiene more thoroughly in the future.”