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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Arpan Rai

Toxic ‘devil’s trumpet’ weed behind hallucinations in Australia’s spinach crisis

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Farm officials in Australia have identified the cause behind wave of psychological and physical side-effects suffered by people who consumed spinach.

Almost 200 spinach eaters in four states across the country suffered from elirium, hallucinations, blurred vision and confusion in a case that was said to have occured from the contamination of batches of baby spinach.

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