Shanghai school in hygiene scandal told to clean up its act

A private school in Shanghai has been told to stop using its food supplier after parents found expired goods and unhygienic conditions during a surprise inspection of its kitchen, police said on Saturday.

Parents raised concerns about Shanghai SMIC Private School on Wednesday after visiting their children at lunchtime and finding they had been given only two steamed buns and a small plate of cooked vegetables.

At a meeting with school leaders to discuss the issue two days later, some parents proposed a spot-check of the kitchens. They were shocked by what they found.