1 dead, scores left sick after eating grilled eel

TOKYO — One person died and nearly 150 others were left ill after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a department store near Tokyo, officials said. Among those sickened, two required hospitalization.

Keikyu Department Store said 147 customers as of Monday had reported symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea after eating grilled eel dishes sold in the grocery section of the department store based in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on July 24 and 25.

Japan has a tradition of eating roasted eel as a remedy for the heat during the hottest days of summer.