Pesticides: 25 children die in India after eating contaminated food at school

    Pesticides: 25 children die in India after eating contaminated food at school

    Pesticide poisoning. 25 young students died in India after eating insecticide-contaminated food. The cause of the tragedy could be represented by the use of cooking oil that had been stored in a container that previously contained toxic substances.


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    Poisoning by pesticides. 25 young students died in India after eating del contaminated food from insecticides. The cause of the tragedy could be represented by the use of kitchen oil which had been stored in a container that previously contained toxic pesticides.




    The victims were nothing but children, all under the age of 10, who had been given the option to consume a free school meal. The tragedy occurred in the state of Bihar, in Eastern India. Other children were affected by poisoning and are now hospitalized in severe conditions at the Patna and Chhapra hospitals.

    Numerous protests followed. Why were children given poisoned food? Was this simply a mistake? La contamination by pesticides seems the most probable cause of deaths and poisonings. The story took place in an elementary school of Marakh village, in the Saran district. I +

    The free distribution of meals to schoolchildren is part of the Mid Day Meal national program, which plans to offer lunch to students of state institutions to encourage school participation. THE free meals are distributed to 120 million students in India. Critics of the program argue that it is undermined by the use of poor quality ingredients.

    In the lentils and rice that made up the children's lunch they would have been found traces of pesticides. Last Tuesday, the Indian school children were offered rice dishes prepared in the institute's kitchen. The poisoning would be immediate. Some children would start vomiting and the distribution of food would then be interrupted.

    As reported by Reuters India, the cook of the school where the tragedy took place she would have complained with the director about it the appearance and smell of the oil which had been made available for the preparation of the meal. However, the manager requested that the meals be prepared. All the hospitalized children are now receiving the care they used in the case of pesticide poisoning. At the moment it is not known whether there will be other victims or if some of the poisoned children will be able to survive.



    Marta Albè

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