Post by Poor Richard on May 11, 2023 19:49:26 GMT -7
'Special roll' at Dave's Sushi restaurant that included morel mushrooms from China is blamed for poisoning outbreak that has killed two and infected 41 in Montana
The Daily Mail in the UK reports "Mushrooms served at a sushi restaurant in Montana are believed to have infected 41 and killed two customers.
The likely source of the outbreak is morel mushrooms served at Dave's Sushi in Bozeman, Montana as part of a special menu item on Monday 17 April.
Donna Ventura, 64, and William Lewis, 74, both died within days of eating at the restaurant.
The establishment temporarily closed on Friday 21 April and posted a statement on its Instagram page which said: 'We understand that several of our customers who dined with us on Monday, April 17, 2023 became ill.
'We believe that the common ingredient that may have been consumed was FDA-approved, cultured, morel mushrooms used in Monday’s special roll.'"
Read the full story here.
The likely source of the outbreak is morel mushrooms served at Dave's Sushi in Bozeman, Montana as part of a special menu item on Monday 17 April.
Donna Ventura, 64, and William Lewis, 74, both died within days of eating at the restaurant.
The establishment temporarily closed on Friday 21 April and posted a statement on its Instagram page which said: 'We understand that several of our customers who dined with us on Monday, April 17, 2023 became ill.
'We believe that the common ingredient that may have been consumed was FDA-approved, cultured, morel mushrooms used in Monday’s special roll.'"
Read the full story here.