Sim: Pupils fell sick due to human error at farm


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 21 Jul 2019

PORT DICKSON: Investigations by the authorities found that “human error” was what led to 32 pupils at SK Linggi to fall sick after workers sprayed pesticide at a chilli farm last Thursday.

The workers had also used unsui­table pesticide at the farm located some 500m from the school, said Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Sim Tze Tzin.

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