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| A restaurant manager in France was charged with involuntary homicide on Wednesday over a botulism outbreak that killed one person and sickened 15 others who ate homemade sardine preserves at his organic wine bar. | A restaurant manager in France was charged with involuntary homicide on Wednesday over a botulism outbreak that killed one person and sickened 15 others who ate homemade sardine preserves at his organic wine bar. |
| The victims, most of them foreigners, became ill in early September after eating at the Tchin Tchin Wine Bar, an establishment in central Bordeaux that attracted scores of tourists who were in town for the Rugby World Cup. | The victims, most of them foreigners, became ill in early September after eating at the Tchin Tchin Wine Bar, an establishment in central Bordeaux that attracted scores of tourists who were in town for the Rugby World Cup. |
| French authorities blamed botulism — an extremely rare but potentially life-threatening illness — and traced the outbreak to improperly prepared oil-based sardine preserves that were served at the wine bar. | French authorities blamed botulism — an extremely rare but potentially life-threatening illness — and traced the outbreak to improperly prepared oil-based sardine preserves that were served at the wine bar. |
| One of the victims, a 32-year-old Greek woman, died and several others were hospitalized in intensive care. The victims, most of them in their 30s and 40s, also included citizens from Canada, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States. | One of the victims, a 32-year-old Greek woman, died and several others were hospitalized in intensive care. The victims, most of them in their 30s and 40s, also included citizens from Canada, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
| Frédérique Porterie, the public prosecutor in Bordeaux, said on Wednesday that the restaurant manager was now under formal investigation and that he had been charged with involuntary homicide and injuries caused by a deliberate failure to comply with safety regulations, endangering the life of others, failure to assist a person in danger and the sale of contaminated or toxic food products. | |
| The man, who has not been named by the authorities, could face up to five years in prison and a significant fine. His lawyer was not immediately reachable for comment. |