11 students suspected of poisoning from eating strange candy, Hanoi requests to check shops at school gates

On the evening of December 1, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training continued to send a document requesting the Departments of Education and Training and schools in the city to strengthen safety assurance at school.

The Department recommends that units step up propaganda to parents and students to absolutely not buy candies and snacks of unknown origin. In addition, parents and students need to pay attention to their children's study and living schedules at school to coordinate with the school to ensure security and safety.

The Department also requires schools to uphold their sense of responsibility, detect establishments around the school gate that sell products and food of unknown origin, and "immediately report to local authorities to take timely preventive measures."

Many schools in Hanoi have issued warnings about some strange candies of unknown origin. (Photo: Provided by the school)

In case of necessity, units can directly contact the phone number of the Department of Political Ideology - Science and Technology (Hanoi Department of Education and Training) 0243.941.1232.

Previously, 11 students of Nguyen Quy Duc Secondary School (including 10 6th graders and 1 7th grader) bought candy (of unknown origin, green wrapper, foreign writing) on their way to school and shared it. About 45 minutes later, the students felt tired, had headaches, and felt nauseous.

The school coordinated with the ward health station to take the students to the health station for examination and monitoring. Currently, the students' health is stable and they are going to school as usual.

Immediately after the incident, Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Tran The Cuong issued a warning to strengthen management and ensure food safety and hygiene in schools.

Over the past week, many localities in the North have reported cases of suspected poisoning among students after eating strange candy bought at school gates. On November 25, Cai Rong Town Secondary School (Van Don District, Quang Ninh Province) confirmed that 126 students ate strange candy bought at the school gate, of which 5 students suffered from numb lips, dizziness, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.

On November 29, the People's Committee of Binh Lieu District (Quang Ninh) informed about a suspected food poisoning incident that occurred at Hoanh Mo Secondary and High School. 20 students ate a type of candy with foreign words, bought near the school gate. After eating the candy, the students all had headaches, stomachaches, nausea, and were taken to a medical facility for examination and health monitoring.

In Hai Phong, some students of Quang Trung Secondary School (Van My Ward, Ngo Quyen) had stomachaches after eating strange candy bought at the school gate. Their families took them to the hospital for examination, and the doctor concluded that they had digestive disorders and were not too seriously affected.

Thai Nguyen also recorded a similar case. On November 28, some students of Nguyen Du Secondary School (Mo Che Ward, Song Cong City) bought green candy with foreign labels, sold at the school gate to eat. After eating, the students felt dizzy, had headaches and felt nauseous.

Through inspection and review, the candies that students ate had foreign words and no Vietnamese labels, bought at grocery stores in front of the school gate.

Khanh Son

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