STOUGHTON, Wis. (WKOW) – The owner of Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton is preparing to reopen the restaurant following an accidental contamination of its dough with THC.
Public Health Madison & Dane County confirmed in a post on its website Friday the operation added the substance to the dough by mistake. Public Health has been investigating the incident since Thursday.
Yeti’s shares a building with several other businesses, including a shared kitchen space. Public Health said “the operator” for the pizzeria was preparing dough Tuesday and ran out of cooking oil. He went to the shared kitchen space and “took oil off a shelf of another operator. The oil he took was in a clear plastic jug that looks like other cooking oils.”
The jug was devoid of labels, except for on its cap, which “noted it contained Delta-9 cannabis,” according to public health. “The operator did not notice the label on the cap.”
The THC in the jug came from hemp, and thus is not regulated in the same way as products made from marijuana. The vendor to whom the jug belonged is licensed by the Wisconsin Department of Trade and Consumer Protection.
Stoughton EMS picked up five people in their ambulance exhibiting similar symptoms who had eaten at Famous Yeti’s. The responders initially suspected carbon monoxide exposure and tested the restaurant.
On Thursday, EMS contacted public health officials who interviewed a patient at Stoughton Health, the local hospital. The patient said they felt like they had taken a THC edible.
“The patient was tested for THC, which came back positive,” public health said in their post.
27 News spoke to the owner of Famous Yeti’s Friday. He expressed remorse and said he would spend the day doing work to try and open for evening service or by Saturday. The business later posted a sign on its door saying the pizzeria would remain closed until at least the weekend.
“We are closed Friday October 25th for deep cleaning and prep,” the sign read. “We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you soon.”
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