Over 700 employees of Airbus Atlantic have fallen sick with severe gastrointestinal symptoms after a Christmas dinner laid on at the company’s dining facilities in Montoir-de-Bretagne in northwest France.
French health authorities say they are now investigating the cause of the mass sickness, which started at the end of last week.
Employees enjoyed the Christmas dinner just before the weekend of 16th and 17th December, but in the following days, hundreds of workers had fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhoea.
The local ARS health agency did not say what was on the menu at the Christmas dinner, and it’s not known whether the sickness is related to a specific food item or a wider issue with the dining and kitchen facilities.
Airbus Atlantic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of aerospace giant Airbus, which was created in 2022 following the merger with aircraft seat manufacturer Stelia Aerospace.
The company’s facility in Montoir-de-Bretagne is responsible for the assembly of nose and centre fuselage sections of the Airbus A320 family, as well as the A330 and A350.
