Delight Restaurant & BBQ, located at Castlemore Avenue and Markham Road, made headlines earlier this week after 12 people who dined at the establishment became seriously ill, four of whom were admitted to intensive care.
Dr. Barry Pakes, a York-area medical examiner, told CP24 he believed the patrons were poisoned by a spice tainted with aconite — a plant toxin that can be fatal in small doses.
“From a public health standpoint, now that we’ve determined what we believe was the source of the toxin, which was a spice that was on a chicken dish, there’s no public health reason for it not to be opened,” Pakes said. she said in an interview Wednesday.
“That of course, we have our investigators come in today just to make sure, from an infection prevention and control and general food safety standpoint that the restaurant is exactly where it needs to be.”
Delight Restaurant & BBQ on Markham Rd. can be seen above. York Region Public Health said tests are currently underway to confirm the source of the poisoning. The restaurant was closed after the poisoning, but Pakes said it could reopen by the end of the day. Delight Restaurant & BBQ has been cooperative throughout the investigation, and Pakes said his team has located the Markham-area retailer where the condiment product was purchased. The names of the retailer and the spice in question have not been released. He added that the poisoning does not appear to be intentional and that the incident was not due to “something the restaurant did wrong.” The “good news,” according to Pakes, is that these ICU patients appear to be “getting better” after being admitted to the hospital. One of these patients was released. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office told CTV News Toronto earlier this week that they were aware of the “disturbing” situation in Markham. Anyone who ate any food from the restaurant — including dine-in, takeout or delivery — on Aug. 27 or 28 and develops symptoms is encouraged to seek medical attention.
title: “Delight Restaurant And Bbq Will Reopen Today After A Mass Poisoning Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Ruth Labelle”
Delight Restaurant & BBQ, located at Castlemore Avenue and Markham Road, made headlines earlier this week after 12 people who dined at the establishment became seriously ill, four of whom were admitted to intensive care.
Dr. Barry Pakes, a York-area medical examiner, told CP24 he believed the patrons were poisoned by a spice tainted with aconite — a plant toxin that can be fatal in small doses.
“From a public health standpoint, now that we’ve determined what we believe was the source of the toxin, which was a spice that was on a chicken dish, there’s no public health reason for it not to be opened,” Pakes said. she said in an interview Wednesday.
“That of course, we have our investigators come in today just to make sure, from an infection prevention and control and general food safety standpoint that the restaurant is exactly where it needs to be.”
Delight Restaurant & BBQ on Markham Rd. can be seen above. York Region Public Health said tests are currently underway to confirm the source of the poisoning. The restaurant was closed after the poisoning, but Pakes said it could reopen by the end of the day. Delight Restaurant & BBQ has been cooperative throughout the investigation, and Pakes said his team has located the Markham-area retailer where the condiment product was purchased. The names of the retailer and the spice in question have not been released. He added that the poisoning does not appear to be intentional and that the incident was not due to “something the restaurant did wrong.” The “good news,” according to Pakes, is that these ICU patients appear to be “getting better” after being admitted to the hospital. One of these patients was released. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office told CTV News Toronto earlier this week that they were aware of the “disturbing” situation in Markham. Anyone who ate any food from the restaurant — including dine-in, takeout or delivery — on Aug. 27 or 28 and develops symptoms is encouraged to seek medical attention.
title: “Delight Restaurant And Bbq Will Reopen Today After A Mass Poisoning Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “John Howell”
Delight Restaurant & BBQ, located at Castlemore Avenue and Markham Road, made headlines earlier this week after 12 people who dined at the establishment became seriously ill, four of whom were admitted to intensive care.
Dr. Barry Pakes, a York-area medical examiner, told CP24 he believed the patrons were poisoned by a spice tainted with aconite — a plant toxin that can be fatal in small doses.
“From a public health standpoint, now that we’ve determined what we believe was the source of the toxin, which was a spice that was on a chicken dish, there’s no public health reason for it not to be opened,” Pakes said. she said in an interview Wednesday.
“That of course, we have our investigators come in today just to make sure, from an infection prevention and control and general food safety standpoint that the restaurant is exactly where it needs to be.”
Delight Restaurant & BBQ on Markham Rd. can be seen above. York Region Public Health said tests are currently underway to confirm the source of the poisoning. The restaurant was closed after the poisoning, but Pakes said it could reopen by the end of the day. Delight Restaurant & BBQ has been cooperative throughout the investigation, and Pakes said his team has located the Markham-area retailer where the condiment product was purchased. The names of the retailer and the spice in question have not been released. He added that the poisoning does not appear to be intentional and that the incident was not due to “something the restaurant did wrong.” The “good news,” according to Pakes, is that these ICU patients appear to be “getting better” after being admitted to the hospital. One of these patients was released. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office told CTV News Toronto earlier this week that they were aware of the “disturbing” situation in Markham. Anyone who ate any food from the restaurant — including dine-in, takeout or delivery — on Aug. 27 or 28 and develops symptoms is encouraged to seek medical attention.
title: “Delight Restaurant And Bbq Will Reopen Today After A Mass Poisoning Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-18” author: “Karen Johnson”
Delight Restaurant & BBQ, located at Castlemore Avenue and Markham Road, made headlines earlier this week after 12 people who dined at the establishment became seriously ill, four of whom were admitted to intensive care.
Dr. Barry Pakes, a York-area medical examiner, told CP24 he believed the patrons were poisoned by a spice tainted with aconite — a plant toxin that can be fatal in small doses.
“From a public health standpoint, now that we’ve determined what we believe was the source of the toxin, which was a spice that was on a chicken dish, there’s no public health reason for it not to be opened,” Pakes said. she said in an interview Wednesday.
“That of course, we have our investigators come in today just to make sure, from an infection prevention and control and general food safety standpoint that the restaurant is exactly where it needs to be.”
Delight Restaurant & BBQ on Markham Rd. can be seen above. York Region Public Health said tests are currently underway to confirm the source of the poisoning. The restaurant was closed after the poisoning, but Pakes said it could reopen by the end of the day. Delight Restaurant & BBQ has been cooperative throughout the investigation, and Pakes said his team has located the Markham-area retailer where the condiment product was purchased. The names of the retailer and the spice in question have not been released. He added that the poisoning does not appear to be intentional and that the incident was not due to “something the restaurant did wrong.” The “good news,” according to Pakes, is that these ICU patients appear to be “getting better” after being admitted to the hospital. One of these patients was released. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office told CTV News Toronto earlier this week that they were aware of the “disturbing” situation in Markham. Anyone who ate any food from the restaurant — including dine-in, takeout or delivery — on Aug. 27 or 28 and develops symptoms is encouraged to seek medical attention.
