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Dalle castagne d'India o "matte", il 12% dei casi d'intossicazione alimentare

L'agenzia francese Anses stila una piccola guida per riconoscerle

Ogni autunno ospedali e centri antiveleni accolgono persone con intossicazioni da castagne d’India, frutti dell’ippocastano o Aesculus hippocastanum, non commestibili e responsabili di sintomi gastrointestinali e infiammazioni del cavo orale. Queste castagne, chiamate anche “matte”, vengono talvolta scambiate per castagne commestibili, cioè per i frutti del castagno europeo o Castanea sativa. Per informare...

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Roma, RM, Italia, 10/08/2019 18:59
EFA News - European Food Agency

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