On the 17th, a total of more than 460 children and faculty members were absent at several elementary and junior high schools and childcare facilities in Toyama City, complaining of symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain.
Toyama City considers that there is a possibility of food poisoning, and is investigating in detail the milk that is commonly provided for school lunches and snacks at schools and childcare facilities.
According to the Toyama City Board of Education, at elementary and junior high schools in Toyama City on the 17th, a series of children and students who were absent from school complaining of symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever, and at 9:30 am There are a total of 391 absentees from 9 elementary schools and 4 junior high schools, including faculty and staff.
In addition, according to the Toyama City Children's Childcare Division, a number of children were absent due to diarrhea, abdominal pain, and other symptoms at five childcare facilities in the city, and as of 11:00 am, a total of 73 children were absent. It has become.
None of them are hospitalized or seriously ill, but even after that, some children complain of poor physical condition and leave early.
Toyama City considers that there is a possibility of food poisoning, so it asks a health center to investigate, and is investigating in detail the milk that is commonly provided for school lunches and snacks at childcare facilities.