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Over two dozen young children at the Early Childhood Development Center in Camden, New Jersey, had to be hospitalized after drinking from milk cartons that were filled with sanitizer.
Camden School District officials said that the cartons were sealed and shipped out to multiple schools across the district.
Several students at other schools in the district were also hospitalized as a precaution. Officials said that the sanitizer was non-toxic and that the children have all been released from the hospital.
Officials have launched an investigation to find out how the sanitizer, which is used to clean the machine that fills the cartons with milk, ended up in the milk cartons.
The district has removed all milk products from the company that shipped the contaminated cartons until the investigation is complete.
“This was a scary situation, but thankfully, everyone who was exposed to the milk is in stable condition and either back at school or home,” said Camden County Health Officer Paschal Nwako. “This investigation is ongoing, and our department will get to the bottom of this situation. In addition, I want to thank all of our first responders and public health employees who worked together to protect the health and welfare of these children.”