Spinach

Nine people from four unrelated households across Sydney have been reported to require medical treatment after developing poisoning from eating Riviera Farms- ...

Rivera Farms said the products were “contaminated with a weed”. “No one has died, so we’re very happy with that and we hope it remains that way, but these people are quite sick... The health agency said the product should not be eaten as it is “not safe to consume and people who have it should throw it out”.

Health authorities in Australia have said nine people in Sydney suffered "toxic reactions" - including hallucinations - from a batch of spinach thought to ...

"They can't give a good recount of what happened. Health officials say initial investigations suggest the reactions were caused by the presence of "an accidental contaminant in the food product". Health authorities in Australia have said nine people in Sydney suffered "toxic reactions" - including hallucinations - from a batch of spinach thought to contain an "accidental contaminant".

Toxic spinach has sparked an urgent health alert in Australia after people who consumed it suffered severe sickness and hallucinations.

“No one has died, so we’re very happy with that and we hope it remains that way, but these people are quite sick... Riviera Farms says it believes the spinach was contaminated by a weed, but no other products have been affected. Toxic spinach has sparked an urgent health alert in Australia after people who consumed it suffered severe sickness and hallucinations.

The products have had potential contamination with unsafe plant material which may cause illness. NSW Health is working with the NSW Food Authority, as well as ...

- Fever - Hallucinations NSW Health urges anyone who experiences any unusual and severe symptoms to seek immediate medical attention by visiting their nearest emergency department.

Woolworth salad varieties containing the "unsafe plant material" have joined the recall list after the vari...

- Fever - Hallucinations "It appears these products, which were grown on a farm in Victoria and shipped to stores in NSW, have been contaminated with a weed which can have health consequences if consumed." An initial recall for the product with a best before date of December 16 was issued by NSW Health last night but the company has now expanded that to include products with a best before date of up to and including December 28 in 350g and 1kg containers. - Woolworths Chickpea Falafel 290g (ID 218371) with use by dates of December 20 and December 22 NSW Health has urged people not to eat the spinach and to throw it out immediately after reports of potential contamination with an "unsafe plant material".

Nine people required critical medical care after ingesting the Riviera Farms' baby spinach from Costco shopping mall. The New South Wales health authorities ...

Their product line of Baby Spinach was found contaminated at the Costco Shopping mall in Australia. The [New South Wales](/topic/new-south-wales)health authorities declared baby spinach at Costco, dated to expire on December 16, is unsafe to buy. to the point of marked hallucinations, where they are seeing things that aren't there."

Authorities said people from four different households needed medical attention following 'possible food-related toxic reactions' caused by tainted spinach.

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People are being urged not to consume 'Riviera Farms' branded baby spinach following a national recall due to a number of cases of possible food-related ...

- Fever - Hallucinations NSW Health urges anyone who experiences any unusual and severe symptoms to seek immediate medical attention by visiting their nearest emergency department.

A batch of toxic spinach that has caused hallucinations and fever in almost 50 people has now been urgently recalled from a major supermarket.

- Fever - Hallucinations to the point of marked hallucinations, where they are seeing things that aren’t there,” he said.