Specific DNA of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) was detected in a 25 g sample of green olives, indicating possible contamination with this pathogen and a potential risk of food poisoning. Potential effects: diarrhoea (including bloody diarrhoea), abdominal pain, vomiting, dehydration, and in severe cases haemolytic uremic syndrome (kidney damage) requiring hospitalisation.
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