Nasty school food scandal in Seoul
A mass outbreak of food poisoning at middle and high school cafeterias in Seoul has caused havoc in South Korean schools, caused by the same company that was involved in a similar mass poisoning scandal in 2003:
Some schools saw a large number of students go home with food poisoning while others postponed end-of-term tests. Some 91 schools nationwide stopped providing meals, leaving students with no option but to take a lunch box from home.
The Education Ministry said Friday some 1,700 students in 25 schools had showed symptoms of food poisoning such as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting since eating school meals supplied by CJ Food System on June 16.
The cause seems to be norovirus, a common virus that is usually not serious, although people may feel very sick and vomit a lot. Most people get better within one or two days, and they have no long-term health effects. However, sometimes people are unable to drink enough liquids to replace the liquids they lost because of vomiting and diarrhea. Nasty, but usually not deadly.
Chosun Ilbo and Yonhap have more details and updates.
How about watching James Oliver taking on UK school food: In his Channel 4 series Jamie Oliver persuades schools to ditch the processed, ready-made junk the students are used to eating, and replace it with fresh, tasty, nutritious food, prepared from scratch every day. Gone are the processed ready meals and in comes the home made bread, pasta, rice and chicken dishes. Amazing impact and a wake-up call for everyone who cares about food!
Some schools saw a large number of students go home with food poisoning while others postponed end-of-term tests. Some 91 schools nationwide stopped providing meals, leaving students with no option but to take a lunch box from home.
The Education Ministry said Friday some 1,700 students in 25 schools had showed symptoms of food poisoning such as nausea, diarrhea and vomiting since eating school meals supplied by CJ Food System on June 16.
The cause seems to be norovirus, a common virus that is usually not serious, although people may feel very sick and vomit a lot. Most people get better within one or two days, and they have no long-term health effects. However, sometimes people are unable to drink enough liquids to replace the liquids they lost because of vomiting and diarrhea. Nasty, but usually not deadly.
Chosun Ilbo and Yonhap have more details and updates.
How about watching James Oliver taking on UK school food: In his Channel 4 series Jamie Oliver persuades schools to ditch the processed, ready-made junk the students are used to eating, and replace it with fresh, tasty, nutritious food, prepared from scratch every day. Gone are the processed ready meals and in comes the home made bread, pasta, rice and chicken dishes. Amazing impact and a wake-up call for everyone who cares about food!
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