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Baja California Probes Tijuana School Food Illness as 78 Students Report Symptoms

Health officials report children are stable pending lab results on chicken and water from the state breakfast program.

Overview

  • Students at multiple primary schools in Tijuana fell ill after eating a chicken tinga dish served through the state-run breakfast program.
  • The health secretary reported 78 symptomatic children and said 669 students across 21 schools had contact with the implicated food.
  • Emergency services transported roughly 40 children to hospitals, and authorities say most cases were mild with patients out of danger.
  • COEPRIS collected samples of the chicken and purified water for laboratory analysis under a state-ordered investigation that could lead to sanctions.
  • A school notice identified supplier AB Alimentos and asked parents to keep medical receipts for reimbursement, drawing scrutiny to a program that serves about 347,000 meals daily.