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Botulism
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Marler Blog
Botulism Risk Prompts Bush Bean Recall
By Bill Marler
A nationwide baked beans recall has been issued for three varieties of Bush’s Best Baked Beans because a canning defect could allow harmful bacterial growth. Bush is voluntarily recalling certain…
Food Safety News
Officials don’t know distribution details on problematic sauce
By Coral Beach
Colorado officials issued a health alert Friday warning consumers that Par’s Natural Foods “Pueblo Green Chili Sauce” may be contaminated with the bacteria that causes botulism poisoning, but as of…
Food Safety News
CDC report shows foodborne botulism poisoning increasing
By Coral Beach
Botulism poisoning has been getting a lot of attention in recent weeks and a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows no indication that the paralyzing…
Botulism Blog
California Botulism Outbreak Update
By Bill Marler
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) tested and confirmed that nacho cheese sauce that was sold at a gas station in Sacramento County has tested positive for the toxin…
Food Poison Journal
What to know about Botulism
By Bill Marler
What is Botulism Botulism is a rare, life-threatening paralytic illness caused by neurotoxins produced by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, Clostridium botulinum.[1] Unlike Clostridium perfringens, which requires the ingestion of large numbers…
Food Safety News
State says botulism outbreak is limited; FDA won’t talk
By Coral Beach
Federal officials won’t discuss it, but state officials doubled down Tuesday on their assertion that a botulism outbreak traced to a California gas station is likely contained. Since late April…
Food Poison Journal
Amended Lawsuit Filed in Botulism Outbreak Linked to Nacho Cheese Sauce
By Bill Marler
Victim remains in intensive care; contaminated product tied to two companies, including CA retail location and WI manufacturer Sacramento resident Lavinia Kelly has filed suit against Valley Oak Food and Fuel…
Food Safety News
Botulism toxin confirmed in Gehl’s cheese sauce; no recall
By Coral Beach
Health officials have confirmed that cheese sauce sold at a gas station in California was contaminated with the same type of botulism toxin as victims of a deadly outbreak, but…
Food Poison Journal
CDPH Testing Confirms Botulism Linked to Nacho Cheese Sauce Sold at Sacramento County Gas Station
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) tested and confirmed that nacho cheese sauce that was sold at a gas station in Sacramento County has tested positive for the toxin…
Botulism Blog
Valley Oak Food and Fuel tied to 10 Botulism Cases
By Bill Marler
According to recent news reports, the outbreak of foodborne botulism originating from the Valley Oak Food and Fuel gas station in Walnut Grove has left 10 people hospitalized, the state…