A MAN has died after taking a fatal bite of a broccoli and sausage sandwich amid a growing botulism outbreak.

Broccoli has now been recalled in Italy after nine others were hospitalised with similar symptoms after eating the same meal from a food truck.

Luigi Di Sarno, 52, died on Thursday after eating the sandwich from a street vendor on the Diamante seafront in the province of Cosenza.

Di Sarno’s family also fell ill as they were all rushed to Annunziata Hospital in Cosenza including two 17-year-olds and two women in their 40s.

Two of the patients were reportedly in a serious condition when they arrived at the intensive care unit.

They were all showing signs of botulism linked to the popular green vegetable.

Botulism is a rare condition which can often be life-threatening and is caused by toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria.