• Health Blow by salmonellosis to Casa Dani: the family business that invoices four million a year in tortillas

  • Health Closed the Casa Dani restaurant in the Salamanca neighborhood due to food poisoning with 40 affected and several hospitalized

The salmonellosis food infection

in the Madrid restaurant Casa Dani,

famous for its iconic potato omelettes, has already caused

more than 102 affected people

to request health care, including 13 people who have required hospital admission.

As a result of this outbreak,

one person had to be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

of a hospital due to worsening symptoms, although they have already been transferred to the ward and are doing well.

This popular traditional food house with 32 years of history

has kept the store it has in the La Paz Market closed since Friday and since last Saturday the terrace located at number 49 Lagasta street

, after learning of several people who They could have suffered from food poisoning.

The Community of Madrid became aware of the possible outbreak on the afternoon of Thursday, January 26, and the City Council was immediately activated to appear at the premises.

The samples have confirmed the

presence of the salmonella bacterium

, which causes salmonellosis and is mainly associated with the use of eggs, such as omelettes and mayonnaise.

The General Directorate of Public Health of the Community of Madrid

continues to monitor the cases of the outbreak, caused by salmonella

, according to the results of the tests carried out.

Regarding the measures that must be taken for the reopening, the Ministry is awaiting the results of the action carried out by the Department of Food Safety of the Madrid City Council.

They also remember that the current regulations on egg treatment and sanctioning regime are included in Royal Decree 1021/22 of December 21.

The restaurant assures, for its part, that since its opening and throughout 32

years "the control guidelines and requirements set by the Ministry of Health

have always been scrupulously followed. The daily and weekly controls required by the authorities of all our products".

The company insists that, from the moment the possible infections were confirmed, the health authorities were informed "immediately" to disinfect all the facilities and, "by their own decision and not by order of any authority" made the decision to close all the stores.

From this family business they have made an email

available to those affected

to respond individually to each of them


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