More than 200 children from the Chinese kindergarten had “unusual” lead levels after eating after a meal provided by the school, which contained paint pigments, the state media reported on Tuesday, the latest fear of food safety in the country.
According to the report, only 18 students from 251 tested at the school in Tianshui, in the city in the northwestern province of Gansu, according to a report that quoted the results of the investigation published by the local administration.
Investigators tested children 223 food samples provided by kindergarten and found that two samples contained excessive lead content, the report said. The kindergarten used diluted paint pigments containing water purchased online as food dye-navznán that the products are marked on their packaging as “inedible”-the report has found an investigation.
Two samples contained lead levels over 1,000 milligrams per kilogram – much higher than Chinese national standard food safety less than 0.5 milligrams per kilogram, she added.
The local government created an investigation team at the beginning of this month after children in the city were reported as months of symptoms, including diarrhea, hair loss and nosebleed. The police detained eight individuals, including the headmaster of the kindergarten, for suspicion of providing harmful food, the report said.
Recent incidents have revived food safety concerns in China, long after the 2008 scandal, including stunned infant milk powder powder for public confidence.
Last year, China fined seven companies for their involvement in the scandal of spoiled cooking oil, which saw edible oil transported in trucks that was used to transport coal oil without properly cleaned – caused a all -round stir. Parents in the southwestern province of Yunnan also said the school canteen for student meals used rotten pork.
Hashtags related to the main incident quickly attracted millions of views on the platforms of Chinese social media, and some of the social media users questioned the transparency of the investigation and whether the pigment was a real reason for terrifying the health of children.
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