TASMANIA: I’m so sorry, says cafe owner - (The Mercury)
February 7, 2008 – 6:28 pmVenus café owner Maree Little cried yesterday as she spoke of the devastation of knowing food prepared at her Hobart, Tasmania, eatery had made at least 79 people seriously ill, including mourners at funerals which her business had catered for.
She too became ill after eating food from the cafe, which had been made unknowingly with contaminated eggs.
Little was cited as saying she felt compassion for all those who had been sick, including her five-year-old granddaughter and five Venus staff who were all hospitalized, stating, “I want to sincerely apologise to all of our loyal customers, staff and other members of the community who’ve fallen ill as a result of eating food from Venus café. We profoundly regret that our business has been associated with this salmonella outbreak and we feel for everyone who has been admitted to hospital, or become sick as a result of eating at our cafe. […]
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