First I thought this was spam, but hell, I don't live there, so I wouldn't know.
This sounds like another ZOMG TEH SARS KEEL J00! or OH NOES, IS TEH AVIAN FLU! thing, really.
EDIT: My good moderator conscience made me search for this and I see that this is true. I stand corrected.
John, word of advice, please post a source link the next time you bring something like this up, to avoid confusions.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/15/tainted.spinach.ap/index.html(I still think it's yet another overreacting, though)