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Botulism
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Botulism Blog
Mackerel Recalled due to Botulism
By Bill Marler
The State Department of Environmental Agriculture and Markets is now warning consumers not to eat "Phil Am” brand Smoked Mackerel (Hasa Hasa) because the product was found to be uneviscerated.…
Food Safety News
Salmon roe recalled nationwide in Canada; botulism possible
By News Desk
Imperial Caviar & Seafood has expanded its recall of salmon roe for the second time, urging consumers to not eat the salmon eggs because of concerns about botulism poisoning. The…
Botulism Blog
Botulism Risk on Island Soups Company
By Bill Marler
FDA advises consumers to discard any soup products from Island Soups Company, Inc. of New York with Best Before dates between July 2015 and June 2018 because they have the…
Food Poison Journal
Soup with Botulism – a Risk
By Bill Marler
Island Soups Company, Inc. of Saint Albans, New York is recalling the following products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause…
Marler Blog
“Blue Barf,” “Green Goop,” “Purple Puke,” “Red Rubbish,” “Yellow Yuck”
By Bill Marler
Not surprisingly BPI, the maker of Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB), a.k.a."Pink Slime," per the New York Times 2009, dismissed my clients, two former USDA scientists from a lawsuit that…
Food Safety News
Mushroom soup recalled in Canada for potential botulism
By News Desk
Raices Food Inc. is recalling Verano Food Purveyors brand Mushroom Soup from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency…
Food Poison Journal
Botulism Risk in AI Rasheed Sardine
By Bruce Clark
Greenland Trading Corporation of Paterson, New Jersey is recalling AI Rasheed Sardine, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or…
Food Poison Journal
Prison Hooch or Pruno Causes Botulism Outbreak
By Patti Waller
According to news reports, Botulism is believed to be the cause of an outbreak of severe illness that has affected 20 inmates at a federal prison in Mississippi, the Federal…
Food Poison Journal
C. Botulinum, a Nasty Bug
By Bill Marler
Botulism is a rare, life-threatening paralytic illness caused by neurotoxins produced by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. Unlike Clostridium perfringens, which requires the ingestion of large numbers of…
Food Poison Journal
Dry Eviscerated Salted Fish Recalled
Krasnyi Oktyabr Inc. in Brooklyn, NY, is recalling Vobla (Roach) Dry Eviscerated Salted Fish and Bream Dry Eviscerated Salted Fish because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum,…