2022 Hallucinogenic spinach recalled

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Wed, 21/12/2022 - 12:07
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Wed, 21/12/2022 - 12:07

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Riviera's hallucinogenic spinash

In December 2022, more than 200 people were poisoned by eating their greens. The hallucinogenic spinach had been contaminated with a weed, a species of nightshade commonly known as thornapple or jimsonweed. The spinach, grown by Riviera Farms on a single farm in Victoria, made its way into a number of pre-packaged salad products sold […]

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