Japan: Scores of schoolchildren struck by Salmonella in Okazaki City

At least 87 kindergartners in four kindergartens in Okazaki City were sickened after eating salmonella-tainted bento meals, according to a local media report. Bento is a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. The children, aged 3 to 6, reported food-poisoning symptoms like fever and vomiting after consuming the tainted bento meals between September 21 and 28. At least 10 ["]

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