6 hit by food poisoning after eating tiramisu at Hong Kong Italian restaurant Pirata

Six people have fallen ill with food poisoning after consuming tiramisu at Italian restaurant Pirata in Wan Chai, Hong Kong health authorities have said.

The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday that two groups of customers, comprising four women and two men, had lunch at the restaurant last Friday and developed symptoms of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and fever about nine to 22 hours after their meal.

“[Initial investigations] revealed that the affected persons had consumed common food and the food concerned was tiramisu,” a spokesman for the centre said.

“Officers initially suspected that the food concerned was made inadequately and was stored under improper temperatures.”

Two women, aged 41 and 45, fell sick about nine to 19 hours after having lunch at the restaurant on October 25.

The other group of two men and two women, aged between 32 and 34, became ill about 16 to 22 hours after having lunch at the restaurant on the same day.