00:00A 62-year-old woman died in Sardinia on Tuesday after eating poisonous guacamole in Italy's fourth death from food poisoning in several weeks.
00:10Her death comes after another woman in Sardinia passed away after eating the same food.
00:16Two children remain in hospital.
00:19An additional two people died in Calabria, with all victims showing signs of botulism,
00:24a rare but deadly illness caused by a toxin attacking the nervous system.
00:30Authorities have launched an investigation into the potential outbreak.
00:34Botulism is caused by eating improperly canned, preserved or fermented foods.
00:40In 2023, Italy recorded the highest number of botulism cases in Europe, with 36 confirmed reports.
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