104 Rushed to Hospital After Worms Found in School Macaroni Pie
By Claudia Liburd
Trinidad Reporter-SKNVibes.com
~~Adz:Left~~ (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad) --- After experiencing severe stomach pains, vomiting and diarrhea, an estimated 104 students and teachers were rushed to the Point Fortin District Hospital after worms were found in the Cap De Ville Government Primary School lunch box yesterday.
While the worms were allegedly found in the macaroni pie, reports from the Ministry of Health indicate that samples will also be taken from the saffron rice and red beans which were also served as the bulk of the meal.
Furthermore, health officials also took samples of the school’s water supply which they suspect also may have led to the break out. These samples will be analyzed by the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute which is based on the compound of the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that at about 11:45 a.m. a teacher noticed that worms were in the lunches which were prepared by the local Schools Nutrition Program caterers. She immediately alerted the staff and students and shortly after a number of students expressed discomfort due to stomach pains and began vomiting and experiencing diarrhea.
In the wake of this, a number of parents of children attending the school have expressed disgust at the incident and have further expressed intentions of taking their children off the program due to the new health risk associated with it.
School officials say that an official report on the matter should be completed within 24 hours and further noted that results from samples would return within a couple days.
