The Banteay Meanchey provincial health department yesterday said nearly 40 students at the O’Ambel Primary School in Serey Sophorn city fell sick during a roadshow held by Angkormilk.
Che Pichet, deputy director of the health department, said the incident happened on Friday as dairy company Angkormilk held a roadshow at the school and distributed milk to small children.
Mr Pichet said 33 students experienced headaches, vomiting and stomachaches, causing a panic and trips to state and private hospitals.
“The condition of those young children is currently better. They returned home on Friday and Saturday,” he said. “We are doing more research on what caused the poisoning. We took samples of the milk for testing at the national laboratory, but the result is still unknown.”
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