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Salad Suspected in Mass Food Poisoning at CPI de A Cañiza School

Health inspectors have sealed the cafeteria under an epidemiological alert to test food samples for the outbreak’s source

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CPI de A Cañiza, en una imagen de archivo
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Overview

  • About 70 people, including students aged 14 to 16 and adult supervisors, reported mild symptoms after eating lunch on June 19
  • Affected students were treated at the local health center and at Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro in Vigo
  • Authorities have centered suspicions on a mayonnaise-based salad pending laboratory confirmation
  • The school cafeteria, which serves 532 users, remains closed and sealed as part of safety protocols
  • Public Health Inspection teams from Pontevedra’s Territorial Department of Sanidade are leading the ongoing investigation