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David Clark

M&S apologises after displaying flowers next to vegetables in stores

Marks and Spencer has apologised after displaying potentially poisonous daffodils next to spring onions under a sign saying 'eat well'.

The bunches of flowers, which had not yet bloomed and as such could easily be mistaken for a vegetable, can be harmful if ingested.

A toxic chemical called lycorine, which is found in daffodils, causes stomach cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting.

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