Food at traditional feast sickens more than 100 in Iceland

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At least 140 people have fallen sick in Iceland after eating food as part of a traditional feast.

On Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, Þorrablót, an Icelandic festival, was held in Grímsnes and the town of Þorlákshöfn.

The Directorate of Health and Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) said information was received about the illness of 67 people from Grímsnes and 73 from Þorlákshöfn, but it is possible that more fell ill.

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