A total of 346 children as well as seven teachers from Pat’s Schoolhouse centers have now been reported to have fallen ill with food poisoning, up from the 218 previously reported (right, photo from Asia One).

The incident occurred on Tuesday and the affected were from eight out of the chain’s 14 centres, reported the Straits Times.

Pat’s Schoolhouse has also terminated the services of the caterer, Mum’s Kitchen.

In a statement to the media yesterday, the chain said: ‘Since May 12, all the meals for Pat’s Schoolhouse centres have been prepared by their in-house cooks.