What is the cause of nitrite poisoning in Lingshou Kindergarten in Hebei Province?

On the 22nd, a nitrite food poisoning incident occurred in a private kindergarten in Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, which aroused widespread concern in society. The reporter learned from Lingshou County Committee that the cause of the accident was that the chef misused the nitrite left by others in the kitchen when cooking, which led to the occurrence of food-borne diseases. At present, none of the children are life-threatening, and some have been discharged from hospital and returned home.

On the 22nd, a food poisoning incident occurred in a kindergarten run by villagers in Hanzhule, Qingtong Town, Lingshou County. After investigation, Bai, the person in charge of the kindergarten, processed the meat for personal use during the Spring Festival in the kindergarten canteen on June 5438+1 October 20, leaving the remaining less than1nitrite in the kitchen of the kindergarten canteen.

Because the appearance of nitrite is similar to that of salt, Xu Rongju, a chef in the garden, mistakenly put nitrite into the stew as salt at noon on the 22nd, causing food-borne diseases.

After the incident, the Lingshou County Party Committee and the county government quickly organized the rescue of children and the investigation and handling of the incident. By 24: 00 on the 22nd, 35 children had been discharged home, and 59 children were still in hospital for observation. 13 children with obvious symptoms basically relieved their abdominal pain and vomiting. According to the expert opinion of Hebei Children's Hospital, all children under observation can be discharged at noon today if they are not unwell.

At present, the relevant departments of the county have sealed up the kindergartens involved, properly arranged for children to enter the park, and conducted in-depth investigations on the kindergarten director Bai, the cook Xu Rongju and other related personnel. The county market supervision bureau has sealed the food and utensils with suspicious problems on the spot and entrusted a third party to conduct emergency sampling inspection on relevant samples; The county commission for discipline inspection has initiated accountability procedures for relevant responsible departments and responsible persons; Relevant law enforcement agencies have filed an investigation. At the same time, Lingshou has carried out safety inspections in primary and secondary schools, kindergartens and all food processing and sales places in the county.