Grilled eel leaves one dead, 140 sick in Japan

Grilled eel kills one, sickens 140 in Japan

Grilled eel, a popular summer delicacy in Japan, is behind a department store food poisoning incident that has left more than 140 people sick and one dead, the store's president said. Shinji Kaneko of Keikyu Department Store in Yokohama -- about an hour from Tokyo -- apologised after the customers, who last week bought lunch boxes containing eel, suffered vomiting and diarrhoea. One of the customers -- reportedly a woman in her 90s -- died, Shin…

1 Dead, Over 140 Fall Sick After Eating Grilled Eel In Japan

Grilled eel, or unagi, a popular summer delicacy in Japan, is behind a department store food poisoning incident that has left more than 140 people sick and one dead, the store's president said. Shinji Kaneko of Keikyu Department Store in Yokohama - about an hour from Tokyo - apologised after the customers, who last week bought lunch boxes containing eel, suffered vomiting and diarrhoea. One of the customers - reportedly a woman in her 90s - died…

One dead, over 140 sick in Yokohama department store’s grilled eel food poisoning outbreak

TOKYO, July 30 — Grilled eel, a popular summer delicacy in Japan, is behind a department store food poisoning incident that has left more than 140 people sick and one dead, the store’s president said. Shinji Kaneko of Keikyu Department Store in Yokohama — about an hour from Tokyo — apologised after the customers, who last week bought lunch boxes containing eel, suffered vomiting and diarrhoea. One of the customers — reportedly a woman in her 90s…

Lunchbox grilled eel in Japan leaves 1 dead, 140 sick with food poisoning

Health officials detected a type of bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus in the lunchbox products.

Grilled eel leaves one dead, 140 sick in Japan

Tokyo-based restaurant Isesada, which operates a stand inside the Keikyu department store in Yokohama, was responsible for cooking and directly selling the eel products.

One Dead, 130 Sickened After Eating Tainted Eel Lunch Boxes; Customers Who Bought Meals from Keikyu Department Store Test Positive for Staph

A woman in her 90s died and about 130 people suffered from symptoms indicating food poisoning, including diarrhea and nausea, after eating broiled eel and rice lunch boxes sold at the Keikyu department store in Yokohama last week.