Dozens of students sent to hospitals after sanitizer found in milk cartons at N.J. schools

Dozens of Camden, New Jersey, students were sent to local hospitals after a “non-toxic consumable sanitizer” was discovered in milk cartons in various schools in the city, officials confirmed to NJ Advance Media on Wednesday afternoon.

At least 64 students were “impacted” by the incident, school officials said. However, the Camden City School District did not immediately clarify if that meant those students had ingested it or were sick.

“This was a scary situation but, thankfully, everyone who was exposed to the milk is in stable condition and either back at school or home,” Camden County Health Officer Paschal Nwako said in a statement. “This investigation is ongoing, and our department will get to the bottom of this situation.”

“It was determined that the substance found in the cartons is a non-toxic consumable sanitizer that runs through the vendor machines prior to milk,” the district said in a series of posts on Twitter.

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