Glass fragments in school canteen food: two students hospitalized in relative emergency

In Taverny in the Paris region, a surprising case of food poisoning occurred in a primary school. Pieces of glass were found in the food. Two children and an adult were hospitalized as a relative emergency.

In Val-d'Oise, the firefighters had a strange intervention this Tuesday, September 3. A food poisoning unlike any other affected a primary school in the town of Taverny. Around 1:30 p.m., emergency services were called because a 5-year-old student began vomiting during her lunch break. According to Le Parisien,pieces of glass were then found in the young children's food.

Two children hospitalized

Ultimately, two children were taken to Eaubonne hospital as a relative emergency. According to our colleagues, the phenomenon was linked to the accidental breakage of a ramekin in the kitchen. The municipality is talking about negligence on the part of the service provider. However, the girl's vomiting was linked to simple gastroenteritis.

Ultimately, 9 firefighters were mobilized for 4 hours and 30 minutes. “We found glass on the adults' plates but there was none on the children's plates”, the director of the establishment said the day after the incident. “But since there was a suspicion that the glass came from the same source, we raised the alarm. We didn't want to take any risks. In the end, we were able to reassure the families at the end of the afternoon.” He confirms that one student's vomiting was due to gastroenteritis.