China kindergarten poisoning: Investigation finds cover-up as six arrested

Education officials received bribes while health officials tampered with tests, investigators say.

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The officials tampered with the blood tests of students who were poisoned at Peixin Kindergarten in Tianshui city, Gansu provincial authorities said in a report on Sunday.

City officials also accepted bribes from an investor in Peixin while neglecting food safety inspections across several pre-schools, the report said.

In an attempt to attract more students, Peixin chefs had used inedible paint to "enhance the look" of its meals, the report said.

Food samples were later found to contain lead 2,000 times in excess of the national safety limit.