At elementary and junior high schools and nursery schools in Toyama City, more than 1,500 children and faculty members complained of symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain.
On the 19th, the milk manufacturer will be suspended from business.
From the 17th to the 18th, more than 1,500 children and faculty members complained of symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain at 16 elementary and junior high schools and 5 nursery schools in Toyama City, and many children were absent or left early.
According to a survey by the Toyama City Health Center, the only thing that people who complained of poor physical condition commonly said was milk manufactured by a company in Toyama City and served for lunch and snacks on the 16th of this month.
For this reason, the public health center has almost determined that this milk is the cause of food poisoning, and will suspend the business of this company on the afternoon of the 19th.
According to the health center, it is possible that Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella are the cause from the time until symptoms appear, so we are proceeding with the same milk inspection as the one provided for school lunch.
The milk manufacturer has already refrained from doing business, and told NHK, "I have no idea what the cause is, but I am very sorry if the milk produced is the cause."