Overview

• Six individuals, including Peixin Kindergarten staff and an investor, were arrested on suspicion of producing lead-contaminated meals
• The Gansu provincial investigation found that the local CDC and Tianshui Second People’s Hospital manipulated blood lead tests to downplay contamination
• Food samples from the kindergarten contained up to 1,340 mg of lead per kg, more than 2,000 times the national safety limit
• Authorities determined the private kindergarten operated without a licence and that education and market regulators failed to inspect it amid alleged bribery
• The provincial government pledged free treatment and reimbursement for affected children and released stricter guidelines for school meal safety