In the case of a massive outbreak of botulism in Moscow, the first arrests began. Three senior managers of companies dedicated to the preparation and delivery of ready meals were suspected. In Moscow, more than 120 people may have been poisoned by a food distribution.
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The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported on the detention of three heads of organizations involved in the production and delivery of food in the Moscow region. Top managers were detained as part of a criminal case for mass poisoning of Muscovites. Slekom did not specify who exactly was detained.
“Three people were detained: the current head of a commercial organization for the production of products, the general director of a private organization for the preparation and delivery of food in the Moscow region, as well as the head of the quality department,” he reported. the notice. the committee said in a statement.
The official representative of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Svetlana Petrenko, clarified the names of the detainees. Investigations are being carried out with the general director of the company “LocalKitchen”, also known as “Kitchen on the District”, Anton Lozin, the head of the quality department of “LocalKitchen”, Elena Mashkova and the current head of production of beans. company “Savon-K” Vladimir Shin. The question of choosing a preventive measure is being decided.
A criminal case was initiated under art. 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (production and sale of products, provision of services that do not meet safety requirements) on cases of food poisoning of people.
According to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, in Moscow, more than 100 people turned to city hospitals for medical help with signs of food poisoning. In the Nizhny Novgorod region, 14 people were hospitalized, including a child. In Tatarstan, 10 people were hospitalized, 8 of them are already in intensive care. Everyone ate salad, made by Local Kitchen LLC. Moscow Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova reported that the patients showed signs of botulism.
While investigating a case allegedly related to an outbreak of botulism, investigators discovered the fact of illegal registration of foreigners and opened another criminal case, this time on the organization of illegal migration.
According to Rospotrebnadzor, cases of poisoning were recorded after consuming “Lobio Salad” and “Tuna, Bean and Apple Salad” from LLC “LocalKitchen” and LLC “Gastroport”. The circulation of products from the above-mentioned manufacturers has been stopped until the sanitary and epidemiological investigation is completed.
On June 16, “District Kitchen” (“Local Kitchen”) suspended its work in Moscow due to an outbreak of botulism. It was reported that the company is reviewing “generally all products” to ensure that there are no new risks. The VkusVilla press service informed RIA that it had withdrawn tuna salad, which was potentially at risk, from sale. At the same time, the retailer stressed that it has not received any complaints from customers about poisoning. The company clarified that Lobio salad from the manufacturer LocalKitchen is not in the VkusVilla assortment.
Moscow Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova reported on June 17 that 121 people in the capital sought medical help with symptoms of botulism.
“There are currently 55 people in serious condition, 30 of them in intensive care,” Rakova said.
Cases of botulism have also been identified in the Nizhny Novgorod region and Tatarstan.
Author:
Ekaterina Strukova
Source: RB
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