Milk suspected in poison case No. 3
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April 25, 2010, Sunday
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MILK is suspected to have sickened 67 primary school pupils in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Friday, in the third dairy-related campus food poisoning case in a week.
The students suffered stomachaches and vomiting after a breakfast of milk and eggs at Xushui Township Primary School in Hanzhong City on Friday, said principal Ji Yanwen.
The school has more than 450 students. "Fortunately many of them did not choose milk for breakfast," Ji said.
The students were sent to a local clinic for treatment. As of yesterday morning, nine serious cases had been transferred to the Yangxian County hospital. The other 58 students stayed at the clinic for treatment and observation, said Ji.
The county's quality inspection authorities have taken samples of the milk for laboratory tests.
The local authorities in charge of health, food and drug and market regulation have launched a joint investigation.
Ji said the "Yili" brand milk, packed in 250ml plastic bags, was manufactured on April 18 or 19. He was not certain whether it had outlived its shelf life by Friday.
The shelf life of milk on sale in China ranges between 24 hours to six months, depending on the different methods of sterilization and packing.
Meanwhile, authorities in Shaanxi are still investigating a similar incident in Zhouzhi County, where 18 students fell ill after drinking "Mengniu" brand milk on Thursday. By yesterday, all had been discharged from hospital.
Mengniu and Yili are among China's leading dairy producers though both were involved in the melamine-tainted milk scandal of 2008.
Both brands are now sold to schools under a national nutrition project for minors to "drink more milk and become healthier."
Earlier in the week, production of Shaanxi's local brand, Renrengao, was suspended after more than 200 students fell ill in Mianxian and Xunyang counties. The milk was found to contain harmful E.coli and other bacteria.
The students suffered stomachaches and vomiting after a breakfast of milk and eggs at Xushui Township Primary School in Hanzhong City on Friday, said principal Ji Yanwen.
The school has more than 450 students. "Fortunately many of them did not choose milk for breakfast," Ji said.
The students were sent to a local clinic for treatment. As of yesterday morning, nine serious cases had been transferred to the Yangxian County hospital. The other 58 students stayed at the clinic for treatment and observation, said Ji.
The county's quality inspection authorities have taken samples of the milk for laboratory tests.
The local authorities in charge of health, food and drug and market regulation have launched a joint investigation.
Ji said the "Yili" brand milk, packed in 250ml plastic bags, was manufactured on April 18 or 19. He was not certain whether it had outlived its shelf life by Friday.
The shelf life of milk on sale in China ranges between 24 hours to six months, depending on the different methods of sterilization and packing.
Meanwhile, authorities in Shaanxi are still investigating a similar incident in Zhouzhi County, where 18 students fell ill after drinking "Mengniu" brand milk on Thursday. By yesterday, all had been discharged from hospital.
Mengniu and Yili are among China's leading dairy producers though both were involved in the melamine-tainted milk scandal of 2008.
Both brands are now sold to schools under a national nutrition project for minors to "drink more milk and become healthier."
Earlier in the week, production of Shaanxi's local brand, Renrengao, was suspended after more than 200 students fell ill in Mianxian and Xunyang counties. The milk was found to contain harmful E.coli and other bacteria.
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