Preschool mistakenly serves kids Pine-Sol instead of apple juice

Monday, December 3, 2018
Pine-sol served to kids at Hawaii preschool
Three childrent at an East Honolulu preschool were served Pine-Sol instead of apple juice.

HONOLULU -- State officials are investigating after three children at an East Honolulu preschool were served Pine-Sol instead of apple juice.



The incident happened last week at Kilohana United Methodist Church Preschool.



According to KHNL, a classroom assistant who was preparing morning snacks for the children poured the cleaning fluid into the cups and then gave it to the kids.



The children took a few sips before workers realized the mistake.



The assistant apparently "saw the yellow/brown colored liquid container on a clean-up cart in the kitchen and returned to the classroom" with it, the Health Department said in its review.



Reports said one 4-year-old girl and two 5-year-old girls were treated but had no signs of sickness.



Officials said the bottle of Pine-Sol was properly labeled.



Preschool staff will be undergoing mandatory training, and the school plans to rework its workflow with snack time.