米其林星級餐廳中毒身亡

A woman has died after eating at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Spanish city of Valencia.

一名婦女在亞西班牙的瓦倫西的米其林星級餐廳用餐後身亡。

María Jesús Fernández Calvo, 46, is believed to have ordered a rice and morchella fungi dish at RiFF, which has now been closed to the public until an investigation has revealed the cause of death.

現年46的María Jesús Fernández Calvo在RiFF餐廳點了一份米飯和一份羊肚菌的菜餚，現該餐廳已經關閉直到該名母女的死因調查出來。

Eighteen other diners including her husband and 12-year-old son were made mildly ill.

還有18名其他用餐者，包括她的丈夫和12歲的兒子均出現了輕度不適。

Ms Calvo was reportedly celebrating her husband’s birthday. She died on Sunday morning after suffering diarrhea and vomiting.

據報道Calvo女士（在餐廳用餐）爲了慶祝丈夫的生日。後來腹瀉嘔吐不止，於週日上午去世。

Regional health chief Ana Barceló sent her condolences to the family and said that an investigation was underway.

區域衛生局長對該家庭表示哀悼，稱此次事件在調查之中。

“We’ve conducted a primary inspection of the establishment and everything appears to be normal,” she told Las Provincias newspaper. “Analytical tests will now be carried out on the food products.”

在Las Provincias報社在進行採訪的時候她稱，“我們進行了初步調查，所有的結果目前正常，現在將對食品進行分析測試。”

Samples of ingredients from the restaurant have been sent to Spain’s National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Science.

參觀送來的食物樣本已經被送去西班牙國家毒物學和法醫學研究所。

Morchella, or true morel, is popular in early spring. They are normally dried out and then well-cooked in order to destroy any presence of the toxin hydrazine.

羊肚菌，經常在初春被食用。他們通常都被曬乾，爲了避免肼中毒通常都會被煮透。

However, there are several lookalike species known as false morels, which can be lethal.

不過還有些蘑菇的品種看起來很像羊肚菌，實則不是，而且致命。

Chef and owner of the restaurant Bernd Knöller said in a statement: “Regardless of the reason that may have caused this situation, I want to convey my deep regret for what happened, hoping that soon all these facts can be clarified.”

主廚和餐廳所有者Bernd Knöller稱：“不管是什麼原因造成了目前的局面，我們都深表遺憾，希望不久所有的一切都能明瞭。”

He added: “I have made the decision that the restaurant remains closed until the causes of what happened.”

他還補充道：“在真實原因被調查出來以前參觀歇業。”

MrKnöller said he is cooperating fully with the authorities.

Knöller先生稱他會全力配合有關部門。

（翻譯：林潯鷗）