There have been reports from many schools in Taipei that teachers and students became unwell after eating. Today (8th), the Democratic Progressive Party took stock of six schools including Chengyuan High School, Sun Yat-sen Girls' High School, Jinhua Junior High School, Minzu Elementary School, Jingxing Elementary School and Yanping Middle School, criticizing Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan for vigorously promoting the free nutritious lunch policy, but failing to properly control school food safety, making parents worry about the safety of their children's meals at school. "Turn nutritious lunches into a 'roulette wheel', and children can't even eat with peace of mind. Can parents accept this?"
The Democratic Progressive Party pointed out that Jiang Wanan talks about "fresh milk for all students" and "free nutritious lunches" all day long. Only these small favors can be mentioned by the dignified mayor of the capital. People who don't know better think that Taipei City is a place with very few resources. As a result, the policy is in a hurry, the team has screws all over the floor, and more than a month after the school started, hundreds of teachers and students in the city are already hungry.
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The DPP cited that 87 students at Chengyuan High School suffered from collective diarrhea; 2 students at Sun Yat-Sen Girls' High School reported feeling unwell after eating meals from the hot food department; 3 teachers and students at Jinhua Junior High School reported diarrhea and other symptoms; 9 students at Minzu Elementary School and 12 teachers and students at Jingxing Elementary School also suffered from gastrointestinal discomfort one after another; 21 students at Yanping Middle School were reported to have had vomiting and diarrhea and were admitted to the emergency department.
"There have been so many cases and so many teachers and students have been harmed, but the Taipei City Government still refuses to admit its fault!" The Democratic Progressive Party criticized that after the food safety incident occurred in Chengyuan High School in Central China, the city government did not supply the high school meals from the same manufacturer on the grounds that the high school meal venues were independent. The contract was terminated; in the case of Sun Yat-sen Girls' High School, the North City Government went to the hot food department to inspect the incident a week after the students reported feeling unwell; after the case of Jinhua Junior High School was exposed by congressmen, the city government publicly mocked it as a "rollover". Afterwards, the principal issued an open letter confirming that the incident was true, slapping the city government in the face for covering up the incident.
The Democratic Progressive Party said that at Minzu Elementary School, Jingxing Elementary School and other schools, like Jinhua Junior High School, some teachers and students became ill after eating "small rolls". The city government did not clarify the reasons and rushed to declare that the "small rolls" were fine after testing. Regarding the Yanping Middle School case, before the Beijing Municipal Government confirmed the cause, Jiang Wanan first shouted, "It may be norovirus."
The DPP emphasized that they may have been caught off guard when the first incident occurred, and they may not have been familiar with the second incident, but it has already happened for the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth time. Jiang Wanan and the Beijing Municipal Government are still lying, passing the buck, and making excuses? If there is no review at all and no improvement in the system, it is absolutely a complete dereliction of duty.
The Democratic Progressive Party also questioned whether it is really that difficult for children in Taipei City to have a good meal at school, not even to have a delicious meal, but only to eat without vomiting or burning out. It’s only been six weeks since school started, and six schools in Taipei City have food safety problems. When will it be the turn of your child’s school to go to school? Parents in Taipei City, who wouldn’t be panicked?
