Lizard in Food Sends 300 School Children in India to Hospital
Lizard in Food Sends 300 School Children in India to Hospital – About 300 pupils at an Indian school were rushed to a hospital after consuming government-provided lunches, evoking memories of 23 children who died last year after eating food from the same welfare scheme.
A teacher told Reuters that a dead lizard was found in one of the seven food containers provided under India’s midday meal scheme at a government school in southern city of Bangalore.
Syeda Tabassum, a school teacher who was part of the group that served food to the children on Friday said, “All students are safe now.” Adding that most of the students have been discharged from the hospital. It was not immediately clear whether the contamination originated at the school or where the food was prepared.
Last year, 23 children died after being poisoned by a school meal provided under the scheme, sparking violent protests in the eastern state of Bihar. Police said cooking oil used for the meals had been stored in a used pesticide contain
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