Gooi even urged kids to be more vigilant in monitoring their children’s meals options, particularly those that could lead to choking.
According to local media reports, the Education Ministry also issued instructions to classrooms following the incident to immediately report sellers selling food and beverages outside their facilities and to collaborate with local officials in monitoring and regulating its revenue.  ,
” Although the government does not have direct control over sellers operating outside class premises, incidents like these and their impact on student security must be taken seriously”, the agency’s director-general Azman Adnan said in a speech on Thursday, as quoted by Bernama.  ,
The Education Ministry reiterated in a round to the heads of the state’s education departments that regulations forbid the price of food and beverages close to school doors.  ,
According to the guidelines, vendors are prohibited from selling food and beverages within a 40-meter circle of university gates, and local governments are in charge of enforcing this rule, according to Free Malaysia Today.
Experts and other relevant organizations are even calling for greater protection, citing Bernama’s report that it is crucial to raise awareness and education campaigns about the risks of some food products.  ,
Parents should take lessons from the 10-year-old boy’s Penang event, according to Mohamad Ikram Ilias, president of the Malaysian Paediatric Association, because it emphasizes the importance of monitoring children’s food options, especially when choosing meals.  ,
” Chewy candies, such as smoothies, may present a choking hazard, especially for younger children. Thus, parents and guardians are advised to check the food provided to their babies, ensuring it is healthy and ideal for consumption”, he told Bernama in a statement on Saturday.  ,