Food poisoning: 40 children consume rat poison mistaking it for candy

The Gauteng Department of Health says it is concerned by theafter 41 children allegedly consumed rat poison they mistook for candy.

Upon medical examination of the 41 children, 17 were admitted on Monday afternoon at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital for overnight observation, while the remaining 24 were discharged home in satisfactory condition. Sadly, the fifth child, aged six, who was a grade one learner at Mandlethu Primary School and who started vomiting in class, was declared dead upon arrival of the paramedics.In another food poisoning incident, ten people, including two adults and eight children, were referred to Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Ekurhuleni from Ramokonopi Community Health Centre on Monday night.

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