Net op het net gevonden, als een van de mogelijke oorzaken (speculatie alom, natuurlijk):
“In 2004 - the same year it was awarded a third Michelin star - food and safety officers found ‘borderline’ levels of listeria in the foie gras and expressed concern that ‘no core temperatures of the meat are taken’. The problems were swiftly dealt with, however, and Blumenthal has since introduced stringent procedures.” The Telegraph.
Listeria can be a problem and as so many customers were involved, they must all have had some foie gras! Chef’s compliments perhaps!"
Andere mogelijkheden:
"Salmonella typhimurium which of course is hitting the headlines in the USA for peanut butter contamination. I doubt if Heston Blumenthal would be using any contaminated peanut butter in his “alchemy”.
“Blumenthal also suspected that as some of his staff had returned from Venezuela they might have picked up some bug and he is waiting for tests on them. Some of us can be symptomless carriers of germs or even protozoa such as Giardia lamblia. Good luck with the tests.”
'Then there is Ciguatera poisoning, from exotic tropical fish but as the symptoms did not seem to include rash it is unlikely".
“Of course one cannot rule out sabotage. Being at the top, you are likely to upset someone some time.”
The race is on to find the culprit.
Good luck Fat Duck.
News Update: The Independent.