180 Made Ill by Tainted Meat in North Mexico
<i> Associated Press</i>
PASO NACIONAL, Mexico —
At least 180 people became seriously ill after eating beef barbecue and pork during a fiesta in this small town in the northern state of Durango, the official Notimex news agency reported Monday.
Notimex quoted local officials as saying that 36 children were among those who got food poisoning during the weekend celebration.
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