Last year, at a nursery school in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, an 8-month-old boy choked on an apple from his school lunch and became unconscious. On the 5th, the nursery school held a press conference and stated, ``A serious situation has occurred. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience," and announced measures to prevent it from happening again.
In May of last year, an 8-month-old boy choked on a small-cut apple that was served to him during school lunch at Niihama Kabe Nozomi Nursery School in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture.The boy remains unconscious. The condition continues.
Last week, the city's verification committee released its report, and on the evening of the 5th, the nursery school director and the president of the management corporation held a press conference.
The principal began by saying, ``Even though you trusted us and entrusted us with your children, a serious situation occurred and we would like to express our deepest apologies,'' and everyone apologized.
In the announced recurrence prevention measures, when interviewing parents about baby food at home, the size and shape of the food are checked in detail, the information gathered is summarized on a sheet for each child, and the information is shared with the food preparation staff. .
In addition, the school director will conduct daily food inspections to check for any abnormalities in the baby food, and once a week, all staff will be trained on life-saving measures.
Mayumi Hosokawa, the director of Niihama Kabe Nozomi Nursery School, said, ``We will take thorough measures to prevent recurrence with the hope that the same accident will never happen again.''