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An Italian chef awarded with Michelin stars was sentenced to about 3 months in prison and a heavy fine of 23 thousand dollars after serving oysters infected with norovirus, the vomiting virus, to more than 50 wedding guests and causing some of them to end up in the emergency room.
The wedding took place in northern Italy, with guests invited to his luxury restaurant overlooking Lake Margozzo in northern Italy to celebrate the marriage.
The event took place at the Piccolo Lago di Verbania restaurant, which holds two Michelin stars, in 2021, as reported by La Repubblica.
59-year-old Marco Sacco, known as the "Freshwater Chef", is known for his luxurious seafood dishes and one of the dishes he served to the guests was oyster risotto, but after the festivities were over, they began to feel sick and complained of nausea, vomiting and stomach aches, with some even ending up in the hospital. It later turned out that the oysters, imported from France, were infected with norovirus before the chef served them to the guests - unbeknownst to him .
Norovirus, also known as the "winter vomiting virus," can cause vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea that usually lasts several days. The oysters were served raw and were punished for it, although there was no warning on the package they came in about not using them in the condition That, and the chef assumed they were safe to eat.
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The Italian court charged both the chef and the restaurant's manager, Raffaele Marchetti, with negligence and dealing in harmful food products, following the incident.
Sacco defended himself by revealing that he had served 3,000 similar dishes with those ingredients to date - and had never encountered any problems.
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Speaking to Il Gusto, he said: "The menu included risotto with borage and raw oysters. We bought oysters that can be eaten raw, as shown on the manufacturer's label and as shown in the product's technical specification sheet. These are oysters that I have been using since 2015. Since I had the supplier This time I served over 3,000 such dishes without any trouble."
he concluded.
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Sacco and the restaurant manager Raffaella Marchetti received fines of 18,000 pounds (about 84 thousand shekels) to pay compensation, which included more than 6,800 pounds (about 32 thousand shekels) to the couple and 200 pounds (a little less from one thousand shekels) to each of the 53 guests who were affected. Their fees were also over 8,500 pounds (about 40 thousand shekels).
Both were also sentenced to two months and 20 days in prison, but this sentence has since been suspended and replaced with a suspended sentence.
After news of the tainted dish made headlines in Italy, there was concern that many Italians may now shy away from ordering dishes with fresh fish or seafood including raw oysters and mussels.
Eagles Corelli, a chef who runs the Gambero Rosso Academy cookery school, explained to the Times that this type of food is problematic - and said consumers should be aware of the risks of eating adequate portions.
Curley also emphasized that Sacco should have been more careful by cooking the oysters at the optimal temperature of 64-65 degrees Celsius, "so that they are cleaned but still have the taste of the sea."
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