Two principals sacked in food poisoning

Two school principals were dismissed from their posts after more than 300 students suffered from food poisoning in Dingla primary school, Southwest China's Yunnan province.
On Monday, 368 students at Dingla primary school showed symptoms such as diarrhea, stomachache and fever, after eating school-provided lunches. All were sent to hospital. The school supplies lunches for 1,061 students.

The school immediately reported the situation to the Zhenxiong county government, which investigated the incident. By 5 pm on Thursday, 342 of the students were discharged from the hospital while 26 remained for observation.

On Friday morning, the county government disclosed its findings on its website.
Although investigators did not find excess bacteria in the samples they took from the school lunches, the canteen was found to be in violation of many regulations, including operating without a proper license and having insufficient equipment and poor management.
The county government said in a statement that two principals were removed from their positions. (Chinadaily.com)