On the afternoon of December 1, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Nam Tu Liem District (Hanoi), said that 11 students of Nguyen Quy Duc Secondary School showed signs of poisoning after eating candy of unknown origin, bought in front of the school gate.
According to the school report, on the afternoon of November 29, 11 students (including 10 6th graders and 1 7th grader) bought candy (of unknown origin, blue candy wrapper, foreign writing) on their way to school and shared it. 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.
Many schools in Hanoi have issued warnings about some strange candies of unknown origin. (Photo: Provided by the school)
School health workers have checked classes to catch and screen students who have eaten the above mentioned candy, if any. The school has also promoted to students not to eat food of unknown origin; informed concerned parents, reminding their children to choose and use safe food with clear origin.
The school reported the incident to the Department of Education and Training of Nam Tu Liem, the People's Committee of Dai Mo Ward coordinated with the ward police to go to the shops around the school area to inspect and confiscate 66 blue plastic bags with pictures of bears, peaches, strawberries, coca, and dried apricots; the packaging had foreign brands on it. The Dai Mo Ward police are waiting for an appraisal request.
Last night, in an urgent warning about the situation of some students being poisoned after eating strange candy bought outside the school gate, Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Tran The Cuong requested the Department of Education and Training of districts, towns, units, and schools to strengthen management and ensure food safety and hygiene in schools.
"Schools need to step up propaganda to all parents and students not to buy snacks of unknown origin. At the same time, disseminate information to parents to pay attention and strengthen management of their children's learning and living situation," Mr. Cuong emphasized.
The Department also requested units and schools to direct cadres, teachers, staff, students and trainees to proactively detect establishments around the school gate that sell products and food of unknown origin, and "immediately report to local authorities for timely prevention measures".
Currently, many schools in Hanoi have also issued notices and sent text messages to all parents to warn them about candies and foods of unknown origin being sold around the school area. Accordingly, the schools require homeroom teachers to inform all parents about the appearance of some types of candy with foreign printed packaging and no Vietnamese labels.
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