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Feb. 26, 2009 / 2:52 PM

Food poisoning sickens 14 in China

GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Fourteen people in Guangzhou in South China suffered food poisoning at a dinner party after eating stir-fried pig's liver, authorities said.

Medical officials said the food was suspected of containing a banned animal feed additive.

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A Guangzhou Municipal Disease Control and Prevention Center official said the victims were hospitalized Wednesday night with acute gastroenteritis symptoms due to food poisoning.

A doctor said it was possible the liver contained clenbuterol, a banned additive in pig feed that could be fatal in humans, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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