The case happened in China. The children had eaten red dates cake and sausage corn bread, painted with a paint, for the meal to seem more appealing. The tests made to the samples of food collected revealed the presence of lead levels 2,000 times higher than the limit allowed.
More than 200 children had to be hospitalized, after being suffered to poison for lead, when they eat in the refectory of a kindergarten in China. All because the cooksoraram with non-common paint the food served to students.
At least Eight people were detained, among them the director of the preschool educational establishmentlocated in the city of Tianshui. Will be investigated for suspected production of toxic and harmful foods.
According to police, the director Kindergarten private had given indications to the kitchen staff to buy the ink at Internet.
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The children had eaten red dates cake and sausage corn bread – 233 of them got high levels of lead in the blood.
The tests made to the samples of food collected revealed the presence of lead levels 2,000 times higher than the limit allowed no country.
the father of one of the children expressed concern about the effects that poisoning may have in the long run on health dThe child, fearing liver and digestive system problems.
Several parents told the Chinese press that since March there were children’s complaints about stomach pain and loss of appetiteso they fear they areand episode was not a single case.
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