TBILISI, September 23 – Public kindergartens in the Georgian capital have temporarily removed dairy products from their menus following an outbreak of stomach illness. Tbilisi’s Nursery and Kindergarten Management Agency told Interpressnews on Tuesday that it had made the change on the recommendation of epidemiologists. The agency did not say how long the restriction would … Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – Georgia’s National Food Agency has inspected 70 facilities and collected 502 food and drinking water samples as it investigates a norovirus outbreak at public kindergartens in Tbilisi. The agency said Tuesday that its inspectors had visited 48 public kindergartens in the capital, as well as food facilities including a meat processing … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Georgian health officials say norovirus was most likely responsible for a massive outbreak of stomach illness at public kindergartens in Tbilisi, with more than 100 children hospitalized. Most of the children are now recovering, but investigators have yet to establish how the infection spread. The National Center for Disease Control said … Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – Georgian authorities have opened an investigation after dozens of children and one staff member showed signs of intoxication at public kindergartens across Tbilisi. The city’s Nursery and Kindergarten Management Agency said Friday morning that educational activities had been suspended at seven public kindergartens as a precaution, while another 183 continued operating. … Read more
TBILISI, August 4 – Georgian security officials have arrested two company directors accused of supplying horse meat to public kindergartens while billing it as beef. The alleged fraud involved kindergartens in the municipalities of Marneuli and Kareli, the State Security Service said on Tuesday. According to the agency, the companies BGM 1 and Georgian Meat … Read more