Seafood Restaurant
Owners Facing Criminal
Charges
The owners of the
seafood restaurant
chain, La Princesa
Marina, are facing
criminal charges brought
forth by the ministra de
Salud, María Luisa Ávila,
after more than 100
people fell ill eating
at the restaurant's
Moravia location.
Minister Avila said
yesterday that the
charges have been filed
with the Ministerio
Público after analysis
showed that the
restaurant was negligent
in its handling of food
that caused the illness.
Tests of the well water
owned and used
exclusively by the
restaurant was done by
the Laboratorio Nacional
de Aguas del Instituto
Costarricense de
Acueductos y
Alcantarillados, which
found the water to be
contaminated.
In addition, the health
ministry found
irregularities with the
food preparation and
handling, which
contributed to the food
poising. Tests by the
Laboratorio
Microbiológico de
Alimentos del Instituto
Costarricense de
Investigación en
Nutrición y Salud (Inciensa),
that at least three
patients became ill
after consuming food
contaminated with feca
matter.
Signs at the various
locations of the
Princesa Marina
restaurants say the
location is closed for
remodeling. |
