英聖誕市集疑賣「摻毒食品」, 9孩童食朱古力後變瘋癲。
據外媒《每日郵報》(Daily Mail)報導,伊恩(Ian Godber)的四個孩子在曼斯菲爾德聖誕市集購買了橘色包裝的「Cali-Gold」朱古力棒,而在吃下不久後,孩子們開始出現瞳孔放大、噁心、頭暈等症狀,甚至變得有點瘋狂,伊恩也擔心地趕緊將孩子們送往急診。
Brits urged not to eat £1 'Cali-Gold' chocolate after people fall ill https://t.co/spq68PxL8t via @MailOnline
— Heather Venter (@heather_venter) November 28, 2023
當地警隊偵緝督察盧克(Luke Todd)聲明,警方正在調查其他的相關案例,此前確實也有至少5名兒童在食用於該市集購買的「Cali-Gold」朱古力棒後,開始出現不適症狀,目前檢驗仍正在進行中,但並無證據表明該食品含有任何非法藥物。
The arrest is linked to the sale of a chocolate product called "Cali-Gold", the Food Standards Agency said
— BBC East Midlands (@bbcemt) November 28, 2023
People fell unwell - including a 10-year-old boy who was taken to hospital - after eating chocolate bought at a market, police said
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對此,英國衛生安全局(UKHSA)表示,少數出現不適的人已經完全康復,當局也會與食品標準局、警方合作,正積極調查致病原因。而當地警方也提醒,若有民眾已經購買了該食品,應將其直接交給警方,要是已經吃下並出現症狀,則必須立刻就醫。