Popular conveyor belt sushi chain Sushiro (壽司郎) on Thursday said that it would sue a patron who allegedly put a pet gecko on a soy dish, damaging the restaurant’s reputation.
An image uploaded by the customer to her Instagram account showed the pet riding the sushi conveyor belt amid morsels of food, sparking a frenzy in local media.
In response, Suhsiro on Monday said on Facebook that the restaurant’s image had been harmed by the negative publicity generated by the story and that the additional sanitation measures resulted in financial losses.
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It said in a statement on Thursday that although the customer has apologized for her behavior, the company nonetheless decided to sue to uphold its legal responsibility of upholding sanitation standards and consumer safety.
The customer is a student at Yuan Ze University in Taoyuan. The school on Monday issued a statement saying that the student is facing disciplinary action for breaching the school’s morality rules.
Leopard geckos can transmit a myriad of pathogens that cause food poisoning, including salmonella, E. coli and cryptosporidium, Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Tseng Shu-Hui (曾淑慧) said.
People who come into physical contact with a gecko must wash their hands before eating or touching their eyes, mouth or face to avoid infection, she said.
Citing the Canadian Ministry of Health, Tseng said a study published last month linked contact with geckos to salmonella outbreaks in seven regions.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also reported in 2015 that 20 gecko owners residing in 16 states had salmonella infections, including three who had to be hospitalized, she said.
People who are in contact with reptiles or amphibians are urged to pay close attention to personal hygiene, especially hand washing, Tseng said.
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