More than 200 children are treated in the hospital with bullet poisoning in northwestern China after the school chefs used the unsuccessful paint to decorate their food.
Eight people were arrested after tests showed that food samples from kindergarten in the city of Tianchoy in Gansu Province had lead levels of 2000 times on the national safety limit.
In total, 233 children’s bixine children had high levels of bullets in their blood after eating a red history cake and sausage corn cake.
The school principal asked the kitchen staff to buy the paint online, according to the police statement.
But after children’s illness, the officers had to search for the supplies that were hidden.
The statement said that the paint was clearly marked as an inappropriate.
One of the parents told the BBC that he was concerned about the long -term effects of gunfire on his son’s liver and digestive system.
Mr. Liu took his child to the hospital in Xian for the test last week after other parents raised the stimulant. His son now needs 10 days of treatment and medications.
The Chinese government media broadcast footage that he said was a CCTV in the kitchen, which showed that the employees add the paint dye to the food.
The researchers found that the red history cake and the corn sausa nicknames were lead levels of 1052 mg/kg and 1340 mg/kg, respectively, which exceed the national limit of the nutritional safety standard of 0.5 mg/kg.
The Children’s Kindergarten Manager will now be investigated by the private sector and seven others, including her main investor, on suspicion of producing toxic and harmful food.
It is not known how long the paint has been used in food, but many parents told the Chinese government media that their children were complaining of stomach, leg pain and lack of appetite since March.
An investigation was launched after they raised their concerns with the local authorities.
The mayor of Tianchoy, Liu Legiang, said that the incident that led to shortcomings and gaps in the supervision of public food safety, and the city will draw lessons from the event.
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2025-07-08 09:03:00