Salt in schools recalled, destroyed
Friday, November 30, 2018
Salt was recently recalled from Selebi-Phikwe schools and destroyed according to health officials
Selebi-Phikwe Town Council has started testing all samples of food items before being consumed by students. Most of the food items passed the test, but salt showed high levels of iodine that was way above the acceptable limits.
District Officer -Development Neo Mogorosi said when delivering the urban development committee report to council this week all salt was collected from the concerned schools for destruction.
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