‘Likely a nightshade’: Australians urged not to seek out spinach products for recreational high

Warning comes as more than 130 people who ate range of contaminated fresh food items suffer symptoms including hallucinations and delirium

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Australians are being urged not to seek out contaminated baby spinach products for a recreational high after more than 130 people who ate a range of fresh food items suffered symptoms including hallucinations and delirium.

Authorities were on Sunday night testing the weed believed to be responsible for the widespread recall of products containing spinach thought to have come from a farm in Victoria.

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