In Germany, 16 children were poisoned by homemade muffins with batteries

Sixteen elementary school students in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt were hospitalized after they began eating muffins brought to the event at the school, which were found to contain batteries-pills. It's from sb.by.

According to RIA Novosti, the Bild newspaper, citing sources, indicated:

Sixteen children bite off muffins, unaware that some of them are extremely poisonous. Batteries-pills were found in baking.

It is known that in the assembly hall of the Froebel elementary school in the city of Kosvig, an event was held, to which treats were brought. The muffins in which the batteries were found were homemade.

Police confirmed the presence of two batteries in uneaten muffins. One child was rushed to hospital by ambulance. The remaining 15 children were brought to medical institutions by their parents. Law enforcement is trying to find out how the batteries could have ended up in baking. The publication added that at the moment information about the condition of children sent to medical institutions is not known.

The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) explained that possible symptoms of poisoning include vomiting, coughing and fever. A particular danger is that symptoms can manifest after a few hours, and batteries can get stuck in the esophagus, leading to severe chemical burns.