Post-mortems on children who died after eating a school lunch in India indicate insecticide was present - either in the food or cooking oil.
As protests continue over the tragedy and the subsequent poor hospital treatment, the Bihar state education minister PK Sahi pointed to the rice served with the meal as the likely point of contamination.
He said it was believed the rice had not been washed before it was served to the children.
Local villagers, however, have said the problem appeared to be with a side dish of soya and potatoes, not rice.
Children who did not eat the side dish were fine, even though they had eaten the rice and lentils, several villagers said on Wednesday.
Some 25 children are still being treated in hospital Patna Medical College hospital superintendent Amarkant Jha Amar said a detailed chemical analysis of the ingredients was still pending.
The free midday meal was served to the children on Tuesday in Gandamal village in Masrakh, 50 miles north of Patna, the Bihar state capital.
The children, aged from five to 12, fell ill soon after eating the meal. Some 22 died and dozens were taken to hospital.
A total of 25 children and the school cook are still being treated but are unlikely to suffer from any serious after effects from the tainted food, Mr Amar said.
"There will be no remnant effects on them. The effects of poisoning will be washed after a certain period of time from the tissues," Mr Amar said.
He said on Thursday that the post-mortem reports on the children who died confirmed that insecticide was either in the food or cooking oil. He said authorities were waiting for lab results for more details on the chemicals.
Thousands of school children are now refusing the free meals.
Some were seen dumping their meals in bins or refusing to touch them, despite pleas from school officials that the tragedy would not occur again.
Sky producer Neville Lazarus, in New Delhi, said that "stringent laws" are likely to be introduced following the tragedy.
He added that some of the anger stems from the poor treatment the children received, with some being forced to lie down on the floor of the hospital due to a lack of beds.
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