【全非资讯·肯尼亚】 肯尼亚：安博塞利15头大象死亡引发食品安全担忧

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内罗毕 —— 肯尼亚兽医协会（KVA）敦促政府对安博塞利生态系统中导致15头大象死亡的疑似氰化物中毒事件展开多部门联合调查，并警告称，这起事件的影响可能超出了野生动物保护的范畴，并暴露出肯尼亚食物供应的潜在风险。\n\nKVA主席Kelvin Osore表示，这些大象的死亡引发了关于食品安全、公共卫生和化学品监管的关键问题，他呼吁进行透明的调查以确定氰化物的确切来源。\n\n如果经确认氰化物的来源是西红柿，我们绝不能忽视这一事件产生的深远公共卫生影响，他说。\n\n公众需要获得基于数据的直接保证，而不是空洞的承诺，即当地供应链中没有流通掺有氰化物的农产品。\n\n上周，肯尼亚野生生物服务局（KWS）透露，6月24日至7月24日期间有15头大象死亡，初步实验室检测在尸体中发现了氰化物。\n\nKWS表示，这些动物怀疑是误食了基马纳保护区和库库集团牧场周边农场中喷洒了这种有毒物质的西红柿。\n\n尽管KWS指出喷洒了杀虫剂的西红柿是可能的来源，但KVA呼吁调查人员审查所有可能的情况，包括社交媒体上流传的关于氰化物可能源自非法金矿开采活动的报告。

Kenya: Food Safety Fears Emerge After 15 Elephants Die in Amboseli



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Nairobi — The Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) has urged the government to launch a multi-agency investigation into the suspected cyanide poisoning that killed 15 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem, warning that the incident could have implications beyond wildlife conservation and expose potential risks to Kenya's food supply.

KVA President Kelvin Osore said the deaths raise critical questions about food safety, public health and chemical regulation, calling for transparent investigations to establish the exact source of the cyanide.

"If the source of the cyanide is confirmed to be the tomatoes, we cannot ignore the profound public health implications of this event," he said.

"The public needs immediate, data-backed assurance not empty words that cyanide-laced produce is not circulating in local supply chains."

Last week, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) disclosed that 15 elephants died between June 24 and July 24, with preliminary laboratory tests detecting cyanide in the carcasses.

KWS said the animals are suspected to have ingested tomatoes sprayed with the toxic substance in farms located around the Kimana Sanctuary and Kuku Group Ranch areas.

Although KWS has pointed to pesticide-sprayed tomatoes as the likely source, KVA has called for investigators to examine all possible scenarios, including reports circulating on social media alleging the cyanide may have originated from illegal gold mining operations.

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