Eleven visitors taken ill after drinking brewing water at Grolsch
Visitors reportedly developed symptoms after a sip of water during a tour of the Enschede brewery, according to a regional report.
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Visitors at the Grolsch brewery in Enschede were taken ill on Saturday after drinking brewing water during a tour. A regional news report says eleven people were taken to hospital, but this has not yet been independently confirmed.
The incident occurred during a tour of the brewery. According to the available report, visitors developed symptoms after taking a sip of the water used in the brewing process.
It is not yet clear exactly what symptoms the visitors experienced, how serious they were or how many people ultimately needed medical assistance. It is also not known whether everyone was taken to hospital or whether some were examined at the scene.
The cause of the incident has likewise not been established. Based on the available information, it cannot be said whether the water was contaminated or whether another circumstance during the tour played a role.
For visitors and staff, the key question is whether the water has since been tested and whether the tours have been temporarily altered. No statement from Grolsch, the GGD or the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority was found in the public information consulted.
The report therefore remains limited for now to the fact that people were taken ill during a tour. Further information from the brewery or regulators is needed to establish the scale and cause of the incident.
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An incident during a Grolsch tour was reported by one public source. The numbers, hospital admissions and cause have not been independently confirmed and have therefore been qualified.
- confirmed Visitors at Grolsch were taken ill after drinking brewing water during a tour. — Reported by a regional news report republished by Drimble. source
- uncertain Eleven people were taken to hospital. — Mentioned only in one non-primary source. source
1 correction(s) applied
- Was: Eleven visitors were taken to hospital.Now: A regional news report says eleven people were taken to hospital. (The claim had not been independently confirmed.)
Editor's note
Only one public, non-primary source is available. The scale, symptoms and cause have therefore not been independently confirmed.More on this in Dutch media
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