Spectre of 2008 looms large

The cases of food poisoning after eating food bought from spaza shops around the country, including the deaths of six children in Soweto, is a matter of national concern requiring every effort to find the source of the poison and give closure to the bereaved parents.The poison has been identified ‒ a pesticide commonly, but unlawfully, being used to deal with rats, a common problem in the informal township economy.However, authorities have not yet found a link between the chemical and the spaza shop where the dead children bought chips.Despite this, government officials, and private…