Students at Murchison Area School ate food with melted plastic
Monday 3 March 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Libelle Group
Children at a rural Tasman school discovered plastic film had melted into their lunches. Principal Andy Ashworth described the incident as appalling after meals provided by Libelle overheated in an oven. The affected meals, which may have been fish pie, contained plastic that had baked into the food.
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