AN Italian woman died after eating a “vegan” tiramisu in a restaurant later found to have been laced with milk.
Anna Bellisario, 20, fell ill after having dinner with her boyfriend in a supposedly vegan restaurant – and a manslaughter probe has been launched.
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Tests later revealed that the dessert had contained mascarpone, a type of soft Italian cream cheese made with milk, which killed her.
Bellisario, who was vegan due to a severe allergy to dairy, went into anapylactic shock on January 26 last year after the meal.
A restaurant worker tried to revive the young woman but failed, as did medics who rushed to the scene.
She was declared dead on February 5 at a Milan hospital.
Milan prosecutors said: “The quantity of caseins found in the product in question indicates that mascarpone was present in the preparation as an ingredient and not as a simple contaminant.”
They have since said the tiramisu was “fatal for the victim”.
Caseins are a protein found in milk which cause reactions in those with an allergy.
Prosecutor Marcello Viola said the company that made the tiramisu, a mother-and-son company called Glg srl, is being investigated for manslaughter.
And Italian outlet Corriere della Sera said two women who run the pastry shop which supplied the dessert are under investigation.
Investigators have ruled out that the pudding may have been contaminated as its packaging was well sealed.
The investigations into Bellisario’s death are ongoing.
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