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By Richard Vines - 2013-03-11T00:00:00Z
By Betty Hallock
March 8, 2013, 2:23 p.m.
Reports from Bloomberg and the Financial Times say dozens of people became sick
after eating last month at Noma in Copenhagen, known for its modern Nordic
cuisine and often referred to as "the best restaurant in the world."
Danish food inspectors said 63 diners who ate there from Feb. 12 to 16 were ill
with vomiting and diarrhea and a kitchen employee also was sickened.
[Correction, March 9: An earlier version of this post cited a report stating 63
of a total 78 diners were affected; there were a total of 435 guests.]
The inspectors cited poor hand hygiene and one of the kitchen sinks' lack of
hot running water, according to a story in the Financial Times. The officials
said Noma didn't respond quickly enough to emails from the kitchen worker and
guests who said they were ill.
[Update: Noma director Peter Kreiner said in an emailed statement that the
appropriate managers did not receive the kitchen worker's email because it
originally was opened by a non-Danish-speaking employee at the restaurant.]
Bjorn Wirlander, head of control at the Danish food authority, told the
Financial Times that people were affected by "a cocktail of different
noroviruses" that unwittingly was brought in by an employee in the kitchen,
where food was contaminated.
Bloomberg, citing the safety inspectors' report, said that the restaurant --
whose 20-course tasting menu costs 1,500 kroner ($261) -- was taking measures
to correct any issues.
Meanwhile, the Danish Food Administration authorities have downgraded Noma's
smiley rating -- its food safety inspection ratings -- from a broad smiley to
a smaller smiley.
The incident is unlikely to affect demand for the world's toughest reservation.
Noma's fully booked through June (the reservations calendar opens again on
April 6 for reservations in July, August and September).
[Update: Noma's Kreiner said he reached out to the affected diners and offered
either a refund or to return to Noma for dinner. "A number of guests have
already accepted the offer to return to Noma."]