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Arrests made after hundreds of children get sick from lead found in food at a Chinese kindergarten

TIANSHUI CITY, GANSU PROVINCE, CHINA, JUL 8 – More than 200 children suffered lead poisoning after staff used industrial paint with lead levels 2,000 times above safety limits to color food, authorities said.

  • Police detained eight people in connection with lead poisoning affecting over 200 children in Gansu Province.
  • Investigators found 'abnormal' blood lead levels in 233 of the 251 children tested at Peixin Kindergarten, as reported by CCTV.
  • Testing revealed food samples contained more than 2,000 times the national safety standard for contaminants.
  • The World Health Organization stated that exposure is 'particularly harmful' to young children, especially their central nervous system development.
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Arab News broke the news in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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