{
  "id": 6946677,
  "title": "39 pupils and staff fall ill after eating school lunches in Sha Tin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/39-pupils-and-staff-fall-ill-after-eating-school-lunches-in-sha-tin-6946677",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T15:20:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3367323/39-pupils-and-staff-fall-ill-after-eating-school-lunches-sha-tin"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong health authorities are investigating an outbreak of suspected food poisoning that hit 39 pupils and staff members who ate lunch at a Sha Tin school earlier this week. Twenty-three boys and 14 girls, aged between five and 11, from Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School and two employees, aged 34 and 38, were affected. They developed stomach pain and diarrhoea about eight to…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "39 pupils and staff fall ill after eating school lunches in Sha Tin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/39-pupils-and-staff-fall-ill-after-eating-school-lunches-in-sha-tin",
        "published": "2026-09-12T15:20:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}