An outbreak of food poisoning linked to Reading Festival is being investigated.
Reading Borough Council said it was looking into reports “relating to suspected food poisoning during the Reading Festival.”
Musician Charli XCX was among those falling ill, posting that she’d suffered a ‘brutal’ stomach bug and fever.
“Guys I’ve had a stomach bug for the past 18 hours since I woke up the day after Reading Fest.
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“It’s been brutal. I was hoping I’d feel better by this eve so I could tackle the Brighton show tomorrow, but I just don’t know if the universe is going to let that happen for me.
“I’ve been resting in bed and literally been sleeping through my fever the past two days”
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The singer added she had been prescribed antibiotics.
Festival goes have complained of “serious” food poising in the Facebook group Reading Festival Community, including ‘excruciating’ stomach pain, dizziness and vomiting.
A spokesperson for Reading Borough Council said: “We cannot comment further on the details until our investigations progress."
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