Five in intensive care in France after suspected pesto poisoning

Five people were receiving emergency care in the French city of Tours on Tuesday with suspected botulism after ingesting a pesto sauce made with wild garlic, local authorities said.

Authorities were trying to locate some 600 containers with the same sauce before they are consumed, officials said. Two couples went to hospital on Saturday, and a fifth person on Sunday, after a birthday meal that they all attended, and were currently receiving emergency attention in hospital.