A farm that produced a batch of contaminated spinach that left hundreds of Australians sick was accused in a legal dispute years before of poor weed control and other substandard farming.
A Victorian farm that produced a batch of contaminated spinach that left hundreds of Australians sick was accused in a legal dispute in 2018 of poor weed control and other substandard farming practices.
Late on Wednesday the company released a statement admitting the spinach batch in question had been contaminated by thorn apple, also known as jimsonweed. The plant is poisonous to people and livestock and consumption of it can cause dilated pupils, high temperatures, incoherence or hallucinations, vomiting, breathing problems and convulsions.
Accensi was contacted for comment but did not respond. A Lander and Rogers spokesman said the law firm was unable to discuss or comment on the 2018 legal dispute. Riviera Farms is directed by Nelson Cox, a respected local elder of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, the director of the Bairnsdale campus of the Brethren school and a trustee of the church hall trust.
“As a company that has been supplying quality produce without incident since the 1880s, we are confident we can quickly restore supply and thank our clients for their strong support.”At least 20 Victorians have gone to hospital emergency departments and more than 160 people in NSW alone have reported being unwell after consuming the lettuce leaf, which has been removed from supermarket shelves across the country.
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