Overview

• Valeria Sollai, 62, died overnight at the Policlinico di Monserrato after weeks in intensive care following consumption of guacamole at the late-July festival in Monserrato.
• The earlier victim, Roberta Pitzalis, 38, was confirmed by autopsy to have died from botulism, with a hemorrhagic pneumonia associated with intubation.
• Christian Gustavo Vincenti, who operated the stall that served the salsa, remains the sole person under investigation by Cagliari prosecutors.
• A 14-year-old is still hospitalized in Monserrato, four patients have been discharged from Brotzu hospital, and an 11-year-old transferred to Rome’s Gemelli is improving.
• Carabinieri seized improperly stored foods at a Piedmont site tied to Vincenti as supply-chain checks proceed and Metro Chef avocado pulp stays off shelves, while a separate Calabria cluster has caused two deaths and further hospitalizations.