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Rat poison found in Italian lettuce in Germany

Five boxes from batch of 110 have reportedly been sold

08 March, 16:32
Rat poison found in Italian lettuce in Germany (ANSA) - Berlin, March 8 - Authorities in Germany have sounded a health alarm after a batch of lettuce imported from Italy was found to be contaminated by rat poison.

The authorities said 105 of the 110 boxes of lettuce that made up the batch has been destroyed, but the five others have apparently already been sold.

There have been no reported cases of people getting sick because of the contaminated lettuce.

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