Dozens of citizenry in Australia have hurt from hallucinations , discombobulation , and delirium aftereating baby spinach plant that seem to have been contaminate . At least 47 people in New South Wales ( NSW ) have reported symptom after eating prickly-seeded spinach and at least 17 of these have necessitate medical attention , according to an announcement fromNSW Health .

Along with mental confusion and hallucinations , people have also experienced dilated pupil , a racing spirit , rose-cheeked face , blurred vision , wry mouth , and pyrexia .

The moved product is baby Spinacia oleracea produced by Riviera Farms and sold at the supermarket Costco in 350 grams and 1 - kilogram containers , specifically those with a use - by appointment up to and including December 28 , 2022 . The Food Standards Australia New Zealand ( FSANZ ) hasadvised consumersnot to feed any of these products and chuck the prickly-seeded spinach in the bin immediately .

" The patient role that have been quite unwell have been to the point of tick off delusion where they are seeing thing that are n’t there . They ca n’t give a good recount of what happened , ” said Dr Darren Roberts , NSW Poisons Information Centre medical director , report theSydney Morning Herald .

" No one has died , so we ’re very happy with that and we desire it remains that way , but these citizenry are quite wan . "

Health authorities are yet to comment on what precisely is causing this strange and unpleasant mix of symptoms , but Riviera Farms has suggested the spinach may have been contaminated with a weed of some kind .

“ It appears these products , which were grown on a farm in Victoria and shipped to stores in NSW , have been contaminated with a skunk which can have wellness consequences if consumed , ” the company say onits website . “ sampling have been sent to laboratories for testing . ”

As foreign as it may sound , there are a phone number of comparatively usual garden smoke that can have the potential to stimulate hallucinations . One of these isDatura stramonium – also known as thorn apple , jimsonweed , devil ’s trap , or devil ’s trump – an aggressive trespassing weed that probably originated in the Americas but has since strike root in many part of the humankind .

People who consume this plant can receive hallucination , euphory , and strange deportment . They can easy take too much , however , result in comas and even death .