Cases of acute cholestatic hepatitis linked to the consumption of turmeric-based food supplements in Italy have continued to stack up after the country’s National institute of Health, the ISS, first issued a warning last month.
Italian Hepatitis Cases Linked to Turmeric Supplements Hit 20, French & German Products Implicated
As cases of hepatitis linked to the consumption of turmeric supplements mount up - with products manufactured in France and Germany now implicated - the Italian authorities are coming under increasing pressure to identify the cause of the outbreak.

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