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Noxious weed thornapple identified as spinach contaminant, after about 200 Australians became ill

About 200 Australians have been reported being poisoned this week as a result of eating contaminated spinach.

The contamination was traced back to the noxious weed thornapple, a poisonous invasive species that is found across Australia. 

Here's what you need to know about thornapple.

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