Police suspect poisoning at German university as students turn blue

Several people experience nausea and some watch their limbs change colour after using campus kitchens

Darmstadt Technical University’s Lichtwiese campus, where students and staff became ill. Picture: Frank Rumpenhorst/AP

An investigation into an attempted poisoning has been launched after seven people fell ill after consuming a variety of food and drink from kitchens at Darmstadt Technical University in Germany.

Several students and members of staff experienced nausea while others watched their arms or legs turn blue after using kitchen facilities and a drinks machine at the university’s Institute of Materials Science on Monday, German police reported.