Urgent need for monitoring of food suppliers

Scores of pupils at a primary school in Mahalapye were last week rushed to hospital after they consumed vegetables that were suspected to have been recently sprayed with pesticides.

To be specific, a total of 26 students were admitted at Mahalapye Primary Hospital with  signs of food poisoning after they ate rape and started vomiting and showing signs of diarrhoea when they got home. Unconfirmed reports indicate that there were other schools that experienced the same problem. 

Rape is one of the new items that were introduced in the new school menu. Most of the food items are procured from local producers as a way of empowering them. However, it is unfortunate that any person would be so careless to release recently sprayed vegetables to the consumer, especially schools to feed students.

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