More than 200 children from a kindergarten in the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu were treated in the hospital for lead poisoning.
The authorities have established that strongly increased lead values are in date cake. Accordingly, the kitchen staff had bought online color for food preparation with the consent of the operator.
According to official information, the authorities were aware of the case at the start of the month when reports on lead poisoning appeared in kindergarten. They finally found remains of the substances on the spot.
The Date Cake showed a Bleile content of 1052 milligrams per kilogram, a corn cob with a sausage contained 1340 milligrams per kilogram. The Chinese food standard only makes a capacity of 0.5 milligrams per kilogram possible.
Color clear “inedible”
As can be seen in the report on Tuesday, the color “clear” was characterized as inedible. The police arrested eight suspects, including the kindergarten operator and an investor. Two people were released until the start of the process.
Heavy Metal disrupts the formation of red blood cells
Lead is harmful to the body, especially for children. The heavy metal disrupts the formation of red blood cells. With lead poisoning, the brain, the nervous system, the blood and the digestive organs are influenced.
Source: Krone
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