A Xi’an Kindergarten Suspected of Destroying Evidence After Nearly 200 Children Suffered Food Poisoning

Children from a Kid Castle Educational Institute branch in the local community complex, Vanke Golden Joy Town, in Xi'an City, Shaanxi, are treated for symptoms of foodborne poisoning in the week of June 19, 2022. Provided by an interviewee

Nearly 200 children attending a kindergarten in Xi’an suffered symptoms of foodborne poisoning. Some were hospitalized for nearly a week.

The children had similar symptoms of high fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea that persisted for many days. Local authorities’ suspected it was Salmonella contamination that caused the illness.