A court in Kaliningrad fined a cafe owner 40 thousand rubles for finding E. coli in dishes

E. coli and other potentially dangerous microorganisms were found in cafe dishes in Kaliningrad, including bonito stroganina.

Rospotrebnadzor conducted a scheduled inspection of the cafe with the involvement of specialists from the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology.

The owner of the cafe was fined 40 thousand rubles by court decision.

MOSCOW, September 29 – RIA Novosti. A court in Kaliningrad fined the owner of a local cafe 40 thousand rubles, in whose dishes, including bonito stroganin, E. coli was found, the materials say.

Stroganina made from bonito is considered the main gastronomic symbol of the Kaliningrad region.

A scheduled inspection of the catering outlet was carried out by employees of Rospotrebnadzor with the involvement of specialists from the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology.

In samples of the dishes “bonito stroganina”, “tuna salad”, “Greek salad” and “warm salad with chicken liver”, inspectors found E. coli bacteria, mold, yeast and other potentially hazardous microorganisms.

Based on the results of laboratory tests, it was established that the dishes did not comply with the requirements of the technical regulations “On the safety of food products” and “On the safety of fish and fish products” in terms of microbiological indicators.

Rospotrebnadzor applied to the court to bring the cafe owner to administrative liability.