{"id":34198,"date":"2025-08-14T23:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34198"},"modified":"2025-08-14T23:02:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T23:02:04","slug":"mom-latest-to-die-from-toxic-broccoli-sandwich-17-others-hospitalized-late-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34198","title":{"rendered":"Mom latest to die from \u2018toxic broccoli\u2019 sandwich \u2013 17 others hospitalized \u2013 Late Press"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Italy is on high alert after a second person has died in a botulism outbreak linked to contaminated broccoli.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tamara D\u2019Acunto, 45, died shortly after eating a panini bought from a food truck in southwest\u00a0Italy<\/a>. She fell ill within hours and was rushed to hospital, but could not be saved. Her death follows that of artist and musician Luigi Di Sarno, 52, who collapsed last week after eating a broccoli and sausage sandwich on the Diamante seafront in the province of Cosenza.<\/p>\n

Eight others, including members of Di Sarno\u2019s family, were hospitalised. The outbreak is being linked to toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria, which cause botulism, a rare but potentially fatal illness, per\u00a0World Health Organization.<\/a><\/p>\n

Authorities have recalled broccoli nationwide and seized the food truck where the sandwiches were prepared. The Paola Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office has ordered the immediate seizure of the contaminated product, while the Calabria Region\u2019s Department of Health and Welfare has activated emergency protocols.<\/p>\n

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In a statement, the department explained that Italy\u2019s botulism antitoxin is held exclusively by the Ministry of Health and distributed through the Lombardy Poison Control Centre, per\u00a0The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The first vials for treatment were flown from the Military Pharmacy in Taranto, and additional supplies have since been dispatched via air ambulance from Rome to hospitals treating patients.<\/p>\n

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Tamara D\u2019Acunto, 45, died after eating a sandwich.\u00a0Picture: Facebook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Botulism cases are rare (with only around 1,000 reported worldwide each year) but the illness can cause muscle paralysis, respiratory failure, and death if untreated. Symptoms often appear within 12 to 72 hours and may include blurred vision, slurred speech, muscle weakness, and fatigue.<\/p>\n