SHIZUOKA — Two people have died after dozens fell ill following the consumption of meals provided at a nursing facility in the Shizuoka Prefecture town of Nishiizu, the prefectural government announced on Nov. 15.
The meals in question included dishes such as “takikomi” rice, “tatsuta-age” deep-friend mackerel and stew containing “ganmodoki” tofu fritters. Of the 94 staff members and residents who ate the food, 33 aged 45 to 103 fell ill, complaining of symptoms such as diarrhea. A pathogenic O157 strain of E. coli bacteria was detected in the stools of 11 of those who fell ill.
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