Udon Thani Noodle Soup Sends 13 People to Hospital

Thirteen people were hospitalised in Udon Thani after a noodle shop owner allegedly mistook an unknown yellow substance for salt and added it to soup. Customers and staff later reported nausea, dizziness, diarrhoea, vomiting, and difficulty breathing. The 70-year-old shop owner said she had run out of salt and used the substance after tasting it and finding it salty. Police said the substance had reportedly come from bags found in a rubbish pile and passed along by people who did not know what it was. Officials have seized the material for testing, while most victims are now stable and one family has filed a complaint seeking compensation.