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Another lot of spinach pulled in mandrake scare

Health ministry issues alert not to eat tainted vegetables

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 12 - Another lot of Italian spinach was withdrawn from circulation in a mandrake contamination scare on Wednesday.
    There have been several cases of mandrake poisoning from eating tainted spinach around the country recently.
    People have suffered dizziness, upset stomachs and hallucinations among other symptoms.
    The spinach pulled Wednesday was lot 273 of Il Gigante, produced by the Spinerb company.
    The health ministry urged consumers to avoid eating spinach from the lot and to take it back to the shop. (ANSA).
   

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