Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training informed about the case of 21 students vomiting and being hospitalized after returning from school.

On the afternoon of April 10, at the regular socio-economic press conference, Ms. Nguyen Minh Bach Lan, Deputy Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, answered questions from Tien Phong Newspaper regarding the incident in which 21 students of Vo Thi Sau Primary School (District 7) had to be hospitalized after returning from school, suspected of food poisoning.

Ms. Lan confirmed that the Department of Education and Training had received a report from the school and directed the Department of Education and Training of District 7 to coordinate with relevant units to handle the matter initially and report to the Department for appropriate handling. All to ensure the rights and health of students.

Ms. Nguyen Minh Bach Lan, Deputy Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, answered at the press conference. Photo: Anh Nhan

Answering a question about the education sector's management role in school meals, Ms. Lan said that the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has repeatedly directed its affiliated units to organize boarding meals that are absolutely safe in terms of food hygiene.

“For many years, organizing meals for boarding students has been considered one of the key issues, closely linked to the responsibility of the education sector in caring for students. This must be done seriously and in full compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations,” Ms. Lan said.

At the same time, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education also coordinated with functional units to organize training courses to improve knowledge of food hygiene and safety for staff serving food at schools. The Department also coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety to organize interdisciplinary inspections.

Schools are also assigned by the Department to coordinate with the parents' representative committee to closely monitor the entire process of receiving food, developing menus, and preparing food to ensure balanced nutrition for students.

As Tien Phong reported, on the afternoon of April 9, parents of children studying at Vo Thi Sau Primary School reported that many students vomited, could not eat, had stomach aches, and had fevers after coming home from school, so their families had to take them to the hospital for examination.

According to the report, the school recorded 21 students absent from school due to stomachache, vomiting and diarrhea. Of these, 7 students were examined at the hospital and sent home for care and monitoring. Currently, the situation of the 21 students has stabilized.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Food Safety has taken samples of food stored at the school and student specimens for testing, and also inspected the school's food supplier.

Mr. Nhan

Source: https://tienphong.vn/so-gddt-tphcm-thong-tin-vu-21-hoc-sinh-non-oi-nhap-vien-sau-khi-di-hoc-ve-post1732641.tpo