Some “Mikrosam” employees in Prilep show symptoms of food poisoning, kitchen and canteen closed

After a meal consumed on Monday, 41 employees of the company “Mikrosam” in Prilep showed symptoms of food poisoning. According to the Public Health Center in Prilep, none of them ended up hospitalized.

The institution said that, together with the Sanitary and Health Inspectorate, as well as the Food and Veterinary Agency, an extraordinary inspection and supervision had been carried out both at the company and at the firm that prepared and distributed the food.

“It is clear that we are dealing with food poisoning. The meal was consumed on Monday by the first shift at the company Mikrosam, while the symptoms appeared over the following two days. From the first shift, 61 employees were exposed, while so far 41 have shown signs of poisoning. Of them, 27 sought medical assistance at the Department of Infectious Diseases at the city hospital. We have interviewed all of them.

All of them are presenting a moderate clinical condition, with high fever, nausea, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Up to this moment, no one has been hospitalized, but they have received therapy and are being treated at home,” said epidemiologist Tatijana Stanimiroviq from the Public Health Center in Prilep.

Meanwhile, the kitchen of the company that provided the food service and had distributed the meal has been closed, as has the canteen at the company where the food was consumed.

The Public Health Center is still awaiting the results that will determine the type and cause of the poisoning.