Parents suspect there is a 'strange creature' in the chicken thigh in their lunch

Parents suspect chicken dish at boarding school lunch may contain maggots or fly larvae

Parents of grade 3 at Ph.Th. Primary School discuss in class group

While the controversy surrounding a company providing meals for Phu Huu Primary School in Thu Duc City (HCMC) accused of storing spoiled food in the freezer has not yet subsided, there are more complaints from parents about the school's lunch provider.

Specifically, last night, October 27, Mr. Han (name changed), a parent whose daughter is in grade 3 at Ph. Th. Primary School, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, told Thanh Nien Newspaper reporter that on the afternoon of October 27, while his family was cooking dinner, a person on the Zalo group of parents of the class sent a message saying that he did not know if his daughter had maggots or fly larvae in her lunch at school. That parent also called his wife to ask if it was true, because they had just heard the story from their daughter after school. Mr. Han panicked and asked his daughter T. to tell him in detail about the lunch at school, and learned that there was fried chicken thighs during lunch.

"Little T. said that she had just taken a bite when she discovered something black and alive, with a wriggling head, so she threw it away and ate rice with soup. She also said that from now on she would never dare to eat chicken thighs at school again. I asked her over and over again to tell the truth, understanding her personality, and at the same time, with my father's intuition, I knew my daughter was telling the truth," said Mr. Han.

Mr. Han said that after talking to his daughter, although it was already past 6 p.m. on October 27, he still took his daughter to school to directly report the incident to the school and request that a record be made of the incident. When he arrived at the school, he found out that there were many parents from the school's parent-teacher association meeting with the principal and a representative from the company that provides meals for the students of this school.

Many parents ask about the unit providing meals for the school.

On the evening of October 27, when Mr. Han arrived at the school, there was a meeting of the board of directors, representatives of parents and representatives of the boarding school meal provider.

Mr. Han waited until 6:30 p.m. to directly ask the school board about his daughter's lunch, about the suspicion that there were maggots or larvae in the chicken thigh that his daughter ate for lunch today and that the camera needed to be reviewed. The school extracted the camera for him to see, but the camera was filmed from a distance, only showing the whole picture of the students, when zooming in on the food tray, the image was blurry.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Han raised the issue of food origin, documents, goods invoices, and meat preservation, and whether there are any insects such as fly larvae and maggots in the food?

Coincidence about school meal providers

Mr. Han said that he had not previously known which unit was providing meals for students at his child's school. Until two days ago, when the incident of PAVL providing meals for Phu Huu Primary School, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City caused a stir in public opinion when a video clip emerged of the unit storing spoiled food such as chicken feet, sausages, etc. in the freezer in the kitchen. The director of this meal supplier also sent a letter of explanation to the schools where they were providing meals.

"From then on, I learned that PAVL company, which provides meals for Phu Huu Primary School, is also providing meals for my child's school," said Mr. Han.

"According to the class representative who attended the entire meeting between the school and the PAVL meal supplier on the evening of October 27, the school has not yet decided whether to continue to keep the boarding meal supplier or stop," the above parent added.

Image of parents filming in the kitchen of PAVL company - a company that provides meals for many schools - smelly chicken feet, all the meat is gone and stored in the freezer along with many other foods of the students

PAVL Company Limited has provided meals for many schools in Thu Duc City for many years. Phu Huu Primary School, Phu Huu Ward has terminated its contract with this company since October 26, 2023.

Thanh Nien Newspaper reporters have repeatedly contacted the legal representative of the company providing meals for boarding students to get an official answer about the incidents related to food hygiene and safety but have not received a response. The reporters are contacting the Principal of Ph.Th. Primary School, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City and will continue to inform...

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