Over 200 Kindergarteners Poisoned from Meals Containing Lead in China; Levels of Lead Were 2,000 Times Higher Than Govt Limits

By Shotaro Demizu / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
15:26 JST,
August 10, 2025
TIANSHUI, China — Meals mixed with pigments that contained lead were served at a kindergarten in Tianshui, Gansu Province, China, resulting in more than 200 children being hospitalized for poisoning.
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