China: "Dodgy Buns" Put 260 Children In Hospital

by Vinny | September 20, 2007 at 07:41 pm

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An outbreak of food poisoning in China resulted in 260 children being taken to hospital,16 are still seriously ill.

BEIJING (Reuters) - An outbreak of food poisoning has put 260 kindergarten children in hospital in China, the offending meal most likely a breakfast of buns and porridge, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

Most had recovered from Wednesday's poisoning at the kindergarten in Wuwei in the remote northwestern province of Gansu, but 16 were still seriously ill.