Noma Restaurant sickens 63?

According to CBS News, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration conducted an investigation on the incident. Morten Lisby, the agency’s spokesperson reportedly described the outbreak that caused vomiting and diarrhea as “massive.”

Peter Kreiner, Noma managing director, apologized for what happened and said earlier tracking of the source of infection is underway.

Noma co-owner Rene Redzepi said that based on findings, Norovirus, the winter flu bug was the cause of infection.

The official statement reads:

“At noma, having happy and satisfied guests is paramount to our daily work and lives, and is our number one priority.
Unfortunately during week 7 (February 12th -16th) 2013, there were a number of cases where guests at noma where hit by Norovirus after their visit. It is a matter that deeply affects us all, and that we sincerely regret.
Since receiving the news, we have been working closely with the Danish Food & Drug Administration to find the source of the problem. As a result of our collaboration, we have determined the most likely cause of illness was Norovirus, which may have been brought in by a member of staff, who was symptom-free.
As a precaution the kitchen and restaurant have been deep cleaned several times following Health Inspection guidelines. This has been done on top of the overall cleaning, which takes place several times a day. Finally, all foods from week 7 were destroyed.
We have been in direct contact with all the customers affected.”