Mom latest to die from ‘toxic broccoli’ sandwich – 17 others hospitalized

Italy is on high alert after a second person has died in a botulism outbreak linked to contaminated broccoli.

Tamara D’Acunto, 45, died shortly after eating a panini bought from a food truck in southwest Italy. She fell ill within hours and was rushed to hospital, but could not be saved. Her death follows that of artist and musician Luigi Di Sarno, 52, who collapsed last week after eating a broccoli and sausage sandwich on the Diamante seafront in the province of Cosenza.

Eight others, including members of Di Sarno’s family, were hospitalised. The outbreak is being linked to toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria, which cause botulism, a rare but potentially fatal illness, per World Health Organization.Continue reading…

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