More than 700 workers at Airbus Atlantic, a company that makes airplanes, got sick after going to their Christmas party. The workers, who are in France, had symptoms like throwing up and having diarrhea. The cause of the sickness is still not known, and it's not clear what food was served at the party. Airbus says that only about 100 workers got sick and they are working with health officials to figure out what happened and make sure it doesn't happen again.

Airbus Atlantic is a part of the biggest airplane maker in the world and has 15,000 employees in five different countries. The health officials, called Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS), haven't given any details about the food that made people sick. But they did say that the workers had symptoms like throwing up and having diarrhea. They are doing an investigation to find out where the bad food came from.

Airbus is a big company with 134,000 employees that makes airplanes, helicopters, and other things for the military and space. This isn't the first time something like this has happened in France. Earlier this year, some people got sick and one person died from a rare illness called botulism after eating at a restaurant in Bordeaux.

In summary, more than 700 workers at Airbus Atlantic got sick after going to their Christmas party. They don't know what caused it yet, but health officials are trying to find out. Airbus is working with the officials to figure out what happened and make sure it doesn't happen again.

Original news source: Airbus Atlantic: 700 staff sick after Christmas dinner, health officials say (BBC)

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1. Have you ever been to a company party? How was it?
2. What do you think could have caused the workers at Airbus Atlantic to get sick?
3. How would you feel if you got sick after attending a party?
4. Do you think it's important for companies to take responsibility and investigate when their employees get sick?
5. Have you ever had food poisoning? How did you feel?
6. What do you think the health officials should do to prevent this from happening again?
7. Do you think the workers at Airbus Atlantic will be afraid to attend future company parties? Why or why not?
8. How do you think this incident could affect the reputation of Airbus?
9. Do you think it's the company's responsibility to provide safe food at company events? Why or why not?
10. Have you ever had a bad experience with food at a restaurant? What happened?
11. What do you think the workers at Airbus Atlantic should do if they suspect the food at the party made them sick?
12. How do you think the workers at Airbus Atlantic felt when they found out that so many of them got sick?
13. Do you think the health officials will be able to find out where the bad food came from? Why or why not?
14. How do you think the workers at Airbus Atlantic will feel about attending future company parties? Why?
15. Do you think this incident will have any long-term effects on the company? Why or why not?

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