complaint1 citation
February 27, 2025
What Happened
Complaint investigation substantiated that a child ingested sanitizing solution created from bleach and dish soap during supervised indoor classroom play, causing the child to vomit. Facility's sanitizing method using concentrated bleach-soap mixture poses contamination risk.
Observations
- Child ingested unknown sanitizing products on or about 12/16/2024 and vomited
- Child placed plastic orange toy (saturated in sanitizing solution) near mouth and squeezed, putting sanitizing water into mouth
- Facility sanitizing solution made with approximately 12 quarts water + capful of bleach + squirt of Dawn dish soap
- Toys either submerged in solution or sprayed and wiped dry
- Licensee immediately had child rinse mouth after incident
- California Poison Control assessment: likely upset stomach but no severe toxicity from measured concentrations
- No medical reports with diagnoses obtained
Inspector Focus
Food ServiceMedication ManagementSupervisionPersonal Rights
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