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Diners suffer
food poisoning from tropical fish in (25
November 2008 08:30) Source of Article: http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2008/11/25/324831/diners-suffer-food-poisoning-from-tropical-fish-in-manchester.html Diners
suffer food poisoning from tropical fish in A
restaurant in Greater Manchester has been forced to take a tropical fish off
its menu after three diners suffered food
poisoning. Francs
in Altrincham served Mahi
Mahi fish, which is also known as dolphin fish. Proprietor
Nicholas Banks believed that he had followed correct food hygiene procedures but, after three
customers fell ill, experts found the fish contained traces of a toxin. The
restaurant was fined £2,265 and ordered to pay costs amounting to £2,500 at
Trafford Magistrates Court after Banks admitted breaching food hygiene laws. However,
Banks later blamed the methods used by fishermen to catch the Mahi Mahi in tropical seas for
the toxins found in the fish. “Mahi Mahi is caught on 60-mile lines with 3,000 hooks so the
first ones caught can be dead for up to 24 hours before they are sold,” he
told the Manchester Evening News. “People
in my profession should know there's no way of telling whether the fish
contain these toxins. You can't smell it and it doesn't matter how well you
cook it.” Banks
added: “I pleaded guilty because the fine was much less than my costs would
have been for fighting this.” The
Mahi Mahi fish, which is
native to the waters around It
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