More than 200 children from a Chinese kindergarten had “abnormal” levels of lead in their blood after eating food provided by the school that contained painting pigments, state media reported Tuesday, the latest food safety scare in the country.
Only 18 students of the 251 tested at the school in Tianshui, a city in northwestern Gansu province, had normal lead levels, according to the report, which cited investigation results published by the local government.
Investigators tested 223 samples of food provided by the kindergarten to the children, and found two samples contained excessive lead content, the report said. The kindergarten ...
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