100+ fall ill at TikTok’s parent company after mass food poisoning
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, saw over 100 employees fall ill after a mass food poisoning incident.
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00:00Over 100 employees fell ill at TikTok's parent company after a mass food poisoning.
00:05And over 50 of those employees had to seek medical treatment in hospitals.
00:09An employee interviewed by Central News Asia said their co-workers began feeling nauseous
00:14after eating lunch at the buffet catered on the 26th floor of ByteDance's headquarters.
00:19They said the whole office smelled like vomit.
00:2217 ambulances were deployed along with multiple firetrucks and a mass contamination vehicle.
00:27ByteDance said it was investigating the incident and working with the relevant authorities.
00:32In an email to CNBC, they said they've taken immediate steps to support all affected employees,
00:37including working with emergency services to provide care.