Nitro’s salt, Causing of the death of a young woman and a girl In Havana, it was “found” on the street and not bought in the informal market, as the initial reports pointed out.
“The initial information that Nitro salt was marketed in the informal market is ruled out,” warns a statement, in charge of the Facebook page Blue heroes in Cuba, Shared by the Cuban television journalist, Lázaro Manuel Alonso.
On Saturday night, the surviving family member attended in the Polyclinic of Guanabacoa said he had bought the product on Compostela Street in Havana Vieja “on the understanding that it was common salt.”
However, police investigations indicate today that the uncle of the deceased, 74, “hid elements to the investigative process, which caused misinformation, for fear of legal consequences and popular claim.”
According to the statement, the uncle, who works as a raw material collector, “days ago the Nitro Salt package was found, which confused with common salt, so he decided to take it for his house.”
The authorities and joint forces of the MININT “continue the investigative process”, to clarify “all the elements”, although the origin of the salt is not yet clear.
They also recommend “verifying the quality and safety of food” that are bought, as well as verifying the dates of the products and hygiene “that must exist in the places that are marketed.”
The 25 -year -old girl, and the child, just 5, died “due to the seriousness of her state,” reported On Saturday the Provincial Health Directorate.
The note did not specify the link between the two, but unofficial publications point out that it is a mother and her daughter. Both had arrived with a third family member of the Polyclinic Andrés Ortiz, of the Havana municipality of Guanabacoa, with symptoms of poisoning, explains the official statement.
Nitro salt is the common name of potassium nitrate, a chemical compound used as a conservative food agent for its bactericidal properties.
In gastronomy it is used to “cure” meats and sausages, but its direct consumption is considered dangerous, since it can cause intoxication and, in the worst case, death if ingested in large doses.
The fact is still under investigation, while the Havana health system “is alert to possible cases that could reach.
Nitro salt is the common name of potassium nitrate, a chemical compound used as a conservative food agent for its bactericidal properties.
In gastronomy it is used to “cure” meats and sausages, but its direct consumption is considered dangerous, since it can cause intoxication and, in the worst case, death if ingested in large doses.
