Amount of cinema festival "Cinematavrik" participants who were hospitalized in Sochi with tentative diagnose "food poisoning" reached 180 people.

Special organized committee investigates the cause of mass poisoning of people. Among the possible reasons is holiday 50-kilogram cake which festival participants ate on Friday night in Sochi.

According to another version the cause of poisoning can be "packed lunch" which children received before departure. Snack included sausage and hot dog.

Krasnadar doctors said that children will stay in hospital for a day when results of analysis will be known. After that patients will be sent home.

At present moment 28 patients has diagnose of "food toxic infection". From 180 hospitalized 156 are children. The head physician of Krasnadar infection hospital assured that there are no serious patients.

By results of tentative investigation café where festival participants ate was closed. "Numerous violations were established in this institution", - explained in Russian Consumer Inspection.

Meanwhile organizers of "Cinemtavrik" deny information about mass poisoning of children on their way back home. "Children will return home only on November 9-10, now they are in Sochi and fell themselves well".
sections: Accidents, Region News
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