Man dead and 9 more rushed to hospital after eating broccoli sandwich amid urgent recall

 

Broccoli has been recalled across Italy following the death of Luigi Di Sarno, who died after eating a sandwich with members of his family still in intensive care

A man has died with nine others rushed to hospital in Italy after they ate a sandwich which contained 'contaminated' broccoli, with a mass recall now underway.

Artist and musician Luigi Di Sarno, 52, collapsed and couldn't be saved after buying a broccoli and sausage sandwich from food truck on the Diamante seafront in the province of Cosenza. The victims, said to include two teenagers, were all taken to the intensive care unit of Annunziata Hospital in the town.

Man dead and 9 more rushed to hospital after eating broccoli sandwich amid urgent recall

Broccoli has been recalled across Italy following the death of Luigi Di Sarno, who died after eating a sandwich with members of his family still in intensive care

Musician Luigi Di Sarno, 52, died after eating his lunch (Image: Facebook)

A man has died with nine others rushed to hospital in Italy after they ate a sandwich which contained 'contaminated' broccoli, with a mass recall now underway.

Artist and musician Luigi Di Sarno, 52, collapsed and couldn't be saved after buying a broccoli and sausage sandwich from food truck on the Diamante seafront in the province of Cosenza. The victims, said to include two teenagers, were all taken to the intensive care unit of Annunziata Hospital in the town.

Those needing treatment are understood to include members of tragic Mr Di Sarno's family, with two of the patients reportedly still in a very serious condition. It comes amid a growing botulism outbreak caused by the toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria. It happens after a doctor's warning to people who drink even a 'single cup of tea'.

There are as-yet unconfirmed reports that a 38-year-old woman has died after she ate a taco with guacamole at a kiosk at the festival in the Cagliari. The country is on high alert after the Paola Public Prosecutor's Office demanding an 'immediate seizure of a commercial product'.

Calabria Region's Department of Health and Welfare said: "The emergency procedure established in these cases has been activated, which requires immediate notification to the Poison Control Center in Pavia, the only national centre designated for the management of botulism.