Criminal Case Opened After Salmonella Poisoning Linked to Makhachkala Café

Overview

• The Investigative Committee in Dagestan opened a case under Article 238, Part 2(b), following a mass food poisoning.
• Fourteen people, including six children, were hospitalized with signs of intestinal infection, according to the regional health ministry.
• Rospotrebnadzor said the pathogen was isolated from both patients and food, confirming salmonellosis linked to a public catering site.
• Authorities suspended operations and sealed the establishment, identified by law enforcement as the Oliva café, which was previously closed in May after a separate poisoning incident.
• Investigators reported the victims consumed unsafe food on November 10, with initial medical visits recorded on November 12.