59 learners in Limpopo rushed to hospital in yet another school food poisoning incident

LIMPOPO has been hit by yet another school food poisoning incident in which 59 learners were rushed to hospital after consuming food from the school nutrition programme on Thursday.

The learners, all from Dzumeri Primary School outside Tzaneen, started vomiting and others complained of stomach cramps after they were fed porridge and milk.

Provincial education spokesperson, Mosebjane Kgaffe, said preliminary reports indicated that the learners also consumed fat cakes and sweets. Other learners who had contact with the affected ones were also taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

Kgaffe said by late afternoon, all the learners were in a stable condition.

“Inspectors will immediately start with investigations to establish the cause. The province has lifted the ban on food sales within the school premises. Only registered vendors are allowed to sell,” she said.