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A 46-year-old woman became ill and died after having dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Spain, the guardian reports. Health authorities confirmed 29 cases of food poisoning among diners who had eaten at RiFF in Valencia between 13 and 16 February; the unnamed woman ate there with her family on Saturday night and died at home early Sunday. Her husband and son, who are 12 years old, have also suffered from diarrhea and vomiting, but are recovering, reports the BBC. "We will have to wait for the autopsy to be performed on the woman before she can determine whether it is the ingestion of a food that directly caused her death, or whether it caused a condition that led to this fatal outcome, or if she had an existing disease, "said the regional health officer. El Pais.
"With the exception of the deceased, all those who became ill had mild symptoms, mainly vomiting," said the regional health authority in a statement released on Thursday. Food safety officers inspected the restaurant on Monday and found no obvious answers, but food samples were taken for analysis. Chef and owner Bernd H. Knöller offered his condolences and said that preliminary inspections had revealed that the health regulations had been respected. "I made the decision to close the restaurant until we knew the specific causes and that we could reopen with the necessary guarantees for the safety of staff and customers," he said. . (E. coli cost the lives of two children from the same family.)
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