Fine Against China Hotel After 140 Fall Ill

On Saturday, a five-star China Hotel in Hainan province was fined 618,000 yuan (around $97,000) after 141 people fell ill after eating breakfast there.

The Sanya City Food and Drug Administration also confiscated materials used to make the food, Xinhua reported.

Kidney Failure due to Melamine Toxicity
Adulteration of food with melamine results in the formation of kidney stones and kidney failure, even leading to death.

The 141 vacationers were sent to hospital after they fell ill following breakfast at the Howard Johnson Hotel last Sunday.

Salmonella was detected in samples from the food.

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