{"id":191027,"date":"2026-06-08T21:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191027\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:11:10","slug":"mass-child-poisoning-blamed-on-tainted-milk-product","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/191027\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass child poisoning blamed on tainted milk product"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n\n \"\"\n
\n \n
\n (Bijama\u0142pram's website)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

June 8, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Authorities have blamed last week’s food poisoning outbreak at child daycare centers in the Minsk region on a fermented milk product supplied by a private company in Bierazino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Deputy Health Minister Sviat\u0142ana Nia\u010daj, the outbreak is believed to have been caused by Bifidin, a probiotic-rich fermented dairy drink produced by Bijama\u0142pram (Biomolprom) and intended for infant and child nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laboratory tests found that Bifidin failed to meet microbiological safety standards, the health ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bijama\u0142pram’s operations have been suspended, and Bifidin has been withdrawn from sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The health ministry reported on June 4 that children at 11 daycare centers in Barysa\u016d, a city of about 135,000 residents in the Minsk region, became ill with food poisoning on June 2 and 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 30 children between the ages of two and eight were admitted to an infectious diseases hospital with vomiting, abdominal pain, and weakness, the ministry said. Twenty-seven were hospitalized, with doctors suspecting acute gastroenteritis and describing their condition as moderately severe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State media reported that all of the children had been discharged by June 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Investigative Committee said on June 4 that, according to its ongoing investigation, 13 additional food poisoning victims had been identified in various localities across the Minsk region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n
\n \"\"