From
msnbc.com:
Child welfare investigators plan to talk to the owner of an Arkansas daycare center where 10 children were sickened after they were given windshield wiper fluid to drink.
Hospital officials say a staffer mistakenly put the blue liquid in the refrigerator after shopping and later served it thinking it was Kool-Aid. Doctors estimate the children, ages 2 to 7, drank about an ounce of the fluid.
Only one child remained hospitalized Friday morning after blood samples showed "measurable levels" of
methanol, a highly toxic alcohol that can induce comas and cause blindness, officials said.
Arkansas’ Department of Human Services said depending on the results of the investigation, the daycare operator Carolyn Bynum could have her license revoked or suspended.
Bynum had a state license to care for 10 children in her home and had no found complaints or serious compliance issues in the past, Munsell said.
The toxicologist warned that many antifreeze or windshield wiper solutions have bright colors, which can be mistaken for fruit drinks.
"I think the take-home message is not to have these products in the kitchen or where you're doing any kind of food preparation," she said.