SHERBROOKE, CANADA — A waiter was arrested for serving salmon to an extremely allergic customer on Wednesday in case that could be a first for Canada, according to CBC News. <br /> <br />Simon-Pierre Canuel filed an official complaint against Le Tapageur restaurant after he almost died from his experience there, according to CBC News. <br /> <br />The waiter could be charged with criminal negligence, reports CBC News. <br /> <br />At the May 29th incident, Canuel ordered beef tartare and told the waiter he was severely allergic toward salmon and seafood, said Sherbrooke police Const. Martin Carrier. <br /> <br />“At the time of the order, the waiter took no notes and never went to the kitchen to talk with the staff,” Carrier said. <br /> <br />When his food arrived, Canuel took a bite of his food. He soon realized he wasn’t eating beef and informed his partner, who is a resident doctor, according to CBC News. <br /> <br />“He confirmed that it was salmon and he said we had to go to the hospital. We told the waiter, who apologized, saying he would bring me beef,” Canuel recalled. <br /> <br />“That’s when I started going into anaphylactic shock and having difficulty breathing.” <br /> <br />Canuel has left his EpiPen in the car. <br /> <br />He had to be hospitalized in the intensive care unit, where he was treated for a severe allergic reaction. <br /> <br />To make matters worse, he also suffered a heart attack the next day and was in a coma for several days. <br /> <br />Authorities arrested the 22-year-old waiter this week, according to CBC News. He was released and is scheduled to appear in court. <br /> <br />Canuel alleges that the waiter didn’t inform the kitchen of his allergy and was instead talking and drinking alcohol with other guests.
