Authorities have recalled broccoli nationwide and seized the food truck where the sandwiches were prepared. The Paola Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the immediate seizure of the contaminated product, while the Calabria Region’s Department of Health and Welfare has activated emergency protocols.
In a statement, the department explained that Italy’s botulism antitoxin is held exclusively by the Ministry of Health and distributed through the Lombardy Poison Control Centre, per The Mirror.
The first vials for treatment were flown from the Military Pharmacy in Taranto, and additional supplies have since been dispatched via air ambulance from Rome to hospitals treating patients.
