By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Health minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says the cause of death of the six children in the Naledi, Soweto, is as a result of a chemical called Organophosphate. Motsoaledi made the announcement this morning during a media briefing on the food poisoning investigations in Gauteng. This relates to the incident in Naledi, Soweto, where six children died after consuming snacks from a spaza shop. The incident resulted in public outrage, with local communities accusing foreign-owned spaza shops in townships of selling expired and unsafe food products. Motsoaledi, says the chemical was also found in some retail outlets. Sashin Naidoo was at the briefing and has more details....

<p>By Newsbreak Producer, Taliesha Naidoo - Health minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says the cause of death of the six children in the Naledi, Soweto, is as a result of a chemical called Organophosphate. Motsoaledi made the announcement this morning during a media briefing on the food poisoning investigations in Gauteng. This relates to the incident in Naledi, Soweto, where six children died after consuming snacks from a spaza shop. The incident resulted in public outrage, with local communities accusing foreign-owned spaza shops in townships of selling expired and unsafe food products. Motsoaledi, says the chemical was also found in some retail outlets. Sashin Naidoo was at the briefing and has more details....</p>

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