Since the beginning of October, there have been several cases in townships across Gauteng, of children facing medical complications after eating snacks from street vendors and spaza shops.
JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng government says it’s in the process of deploying a team of food inspectors to monitor spaza shops in townships.Health officials have identified a chemical known as organophosphate as a suspected cause of the deaths.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said Finance MEC Lebogang Maile has been tasked with engaging local businesses to develop solutions to what he describes as the sale of expired foods.“A multidisciplinary team's investigation revealed the use of an illegal chemical to contaminate food in some of the township's spaza shops in Gauteng, prompting immediate action.
While health officials have identified a chemical linked to the deaths of six children in Naledi – they say no traces of the chemical were found on the snacks they ate. Lesufi said investigations would hopefully uncover how the children came into contact with the chemical.
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