"Additional ingredients" revenge! Hotpot restaurant chef sued after smearing Wagyu beef sushi with mustard sent customer to hospital

The former chef surnamed Chen of the top Japanese Wagyu hotpot in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, secretly applied a large amount of mustard on the vinegared rice when making Wagyu sushi, causing two customers to suffer from acute gastritis, allergic urticaria, sore throat and other injuries after eating. After investigation by the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office, he was charged with assault under the Criminal Code.

The former chef surnamed Chen of the top Japanese Wagyu hotpot in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, was dissatisfied with the customer complaints against other colleagues. He actually wanted to take revenge. When making the Wagyu sushi ordered by the customers, he secretly smeared a large amount of mustard on the vinegared rice and then covered it with beef to disguise it. After eating, two customers suffered from acute gastritis, allergic urticaria and sore throat. After investigation, the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office prosecuted Chen Nan for assault under the Criminal Code and applied for a summary judgment.

According to the police investigation, at about 11:55 in the middle of the night on March 17 this year, Chen Nan was suspected of smearing a large amount of mustard on Wagyu sushi vinegar rice because he was dissatisfied with three customers in the store who had previously complained about the work performance of other colleagues in the store.

Two of them felt unwell on the spot after eating the sushi. They suffered injuries such as acute gastritis, allergic urticaria, and sore throat respectively. They called the police angrily. Chen Nan confessed to the crime during the police inquiry and investigation. The prosecutor therefore charged Chen Nan with the crime of injury. As for him, he was also charged with coercion and making a hygienic drink. The prosecutor believed that Chen Nan's behavior affected customers' interest in normal dining, but it did not reach the level of a coercive crime of "suppressing other people's freedom of will." Moreover, mustard is a condiment generally for human consumption. According to the internal evidence, there is no evidence that the added mustard contains poisons or other substances harmful to human health.