On Tuesday, the French ministry of agriculture announced that it had found five probable instances of food-borne botulism. The cases were connected to tainted pesto sauce that was served at a few regional market fairs in central France.
dinner together prior to their illness. On Saturday, two couples were admitted to the hospital, and on Sunday, an additional person.
The prefect of the Indre-et-Loire region, located in west-central France, stated that they were aware while receiving emergency care and were on ventilators.
Before the pesto is eaten, authorities are attempting to locate some 600 containers of it, according to prefect Patrice Latron.
“Those who purchased the same sauce ought to discard it; demolish it,” he continued.
Those who may have consumed the wild garlic pesto were advised to exercise extreme caution by the ministry of farming.
People who have taken these goods are urged to exercise extreme caution and to see a doctor if they have any symptoms, the ministry stated, given the seriousness of the sickness and its short incubation period (a few hours to several days).
