China sentences six for lead-tainted kindergarten food that sickened over 200 children
China sentences six for lead-tainted kindergarten food that sickened over 200 children
BEIJING (AP) — A court in China on Friday sentenced the operator of a kindergarten and other employees to prison terms for serving tainted food, after more than 200 students were found with abnormally high levels of lead in their blood, official media reported. Li Huifang, who operated the Heshi Peixin Kindergarten in the city of Tianshui in Gansu province, was sentenced to life in prison, with 500,000 yuan ($75,000) of her personal assets ordered to be confiscated, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.