There were no leavess of the
hallucinogenic mandragora plant in the lot of Bonduelle frozen
spinach pulled from supermarkets as a precautionary measure last
week, the company said after test results came out Monday.
The health ministry on Wednesday pulled from supermarket
shelves Bonduelle frozen spinach believed to contain the
hallucinogenic plant mandragora, also known as mandrake.
The lot withdrawn across Italy was 15986504-7222 45M63,
with a shelf life until 8/2019.
Bonduelle said at the time the presence of mandragora, or
mandrake, in the spinach had "not been proven".
The health ministry's move came after a family came down with
mandragora poisoning after eating some of the lot in Milan.
The three family members were discharged from hospital
Wednesday after making a full recovery.
Also Wednesday, Esselunga supermarket chain withdrew a lot of
taleggio cheese over a listeria scare.
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