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More than 200 children are treated in a hospital with lead poisoning in northwestern China after school chefs used unclear paint to decorate their food.
Eight people were arrested after the tests show that samples of kindergarten food in Tianshui in Gansu province had lead levels that were 2000 times above the national safety limit.
A total of 233 Kindergarten children of Peixin had high levels of lead in their blood after eating a red date cake with steam and corn of sausages.
The school principal asked the kitchen staff to buy paint online, according to a police statement.
But after the children got sick, the officers had to look for hidden deliveries.
The paint was clearly marked as junior, the statement said.
A parent told the BBC that it was worried about the long -term effects of lead poisoning on the black and digestive system of their son.
Liu took his child to a hospital in Sian to test last week after other parents lifted the alarm. His son now needs 10 days of treatment and medication.
The Chinese state media have broadcast footage, which he believes are from CCTV cameras in the kitchen, which shows that the staff adds a pigment to paint to the food.
Investigators find that a red date cake and corn sausage rollers have lead levels of 1052 mg/kg and 1340 mg/kg, which are both exceeding the National Food Safety Standard of 0.5 mg/kg.
The director of the private kindergarten and seven others, including his main investor, will now be investigated for suspicion of the production of toxic and harmful food.
It is not known how long the paint has been used in food, but several parents told Chinese state media that their children complained of stomach and leg pain and lack of appetite in March.
An investigation has begun after they raised their fears with local authorities.
The mayor of Tianshui, Lijiiang, said the incident has set out shortcomings and doors in the supervision of food’s public safety and the city will draw lessons from the event.