No Charges Will Be Filed in Toxic Tea Incident
Published at(SALT LAKE CITY) — No charges will be filed in the case of a Utah woman became seriously sick after unknowingly drinking iced tea mixed with a chemical at a restaurant.
The Salt Lake County Attorney says, after reviewing evidence, there is no indication of criminal wrongdoing. A restaurant employee reportedly mistakenly mixed lye– a heavy duty cleaner– into an iced-tea dispenser, thinking it was sugar.
Jan Harding, 67, drank the tea and became seriously ill. Harding is now calling for increased safety training in the restaurant industry.
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