The Ministry of Education issued a communique referring to the case of poisoning of teachers at a pension in Dubasari district, saying the holding of the training seminar for teachers was accepted by the Ministry, but it didn’t organize it, IPN reports.

According to the Ministry, the responsibility for the quality of the services provided within such activities is borne directly by the contracted service provider.

At a pension in Holercani village of Dubasari district, 26 teachers suffered food poisoning after they ate at the pension’s restaurant. These were transported to the Criuleni District Hospital. Two persons were hospitalized, while the others are receiving treatment at home. The teachers ate meat, fish and vegetables. The seminar was interrupted.