PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Officials at a Tigard middle school are warning parents and guardians that some students were "mistakenly" served contaminated pretzels at lunch on Monday.

A spokesperson for the Tualatin-Tigard School District told KOIN 6 News that the incident happened during sixth grade lunch “when pretzels served were mistakenly contaminated with oven cleaner.”

The spokesperson noted that a total of 37 pretzels were distributed.

In an email shared with KOIN 6 News, Fowler Middle School Principal Cindy Pellici told parents, “We understand that today’s food incident created significant alarm within our school community. The safety and health of our students is our top priority, and we want to reassure you that protocols were followed to immediately identify the students who ate

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