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LOTUS FINE FOODS whole fesikh mullet (salted and cured fish) sickens three with botulism
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the salted and cured fish product (fesikh) described below because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.…
Botulism Blog
Import Foods Wholesale and Seng Ong Wholesale Recalls Fish Due to Botulism Risk
Two Minnesota companies - Import Foods Wholesale and Seng Ong Wholesale - are recalling various types of imported fish because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores, which can…
Food Safety News
Imported Fish Recalled
By News Desk
H.C. Foods Co. of Commerce, CA is recalling frozen dried mackerel and dried round scad after U.S. Food and Drug Administration personnel found that the fish imported from the Philippines…
Botulism Blog
Botulism Recall: dried mackerel and dried round scad
Seng Ong Wholesale, Inc., St. Paul, MN is recalling dried mackerel and dried round scad after it was discovered by the Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture Laboratory personnel who confirmed that…
Food Safety News
Imported Fish Recalled
By Julia Thomas
Two Minnesota companies - Import Foods Wholesale and Seng Ong Wholesale - are recalling various types of imported fish because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores, which can cause botulism. In…
Botulism Blog
Bad Bug Book – Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins – Second Edition – Clostridium botulinum – Botulism
Bad Bug Book - Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins - Second Edition 1. Organism Clostridium botulinum is an anaerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming rod that produces a potent neurotoxin. The spores…
Food Poison Journal
2 cases of botulism in New York linked to fresh bulk tofu
New York City Health Department is currently investigating two cases of foodborne botulism linked to fresh bulk tofu sold at a store in Flushing. As reported by WABC, New York…
Marler Blog
Flushing New York Tofu Linked to Two Botulism Cases
By Bill Marler
The New York City Health Department is investigating one confirmed and one suspect case of botulism, a rare but serious foodborne illness caused by an extremely potent toxin. Both patients…
Food Safety News
FDA Seeks to Stop CA Fish Producer, Cites Botulism Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug administration is seeking an injunction against a California seafood company because of a risk of botulism and other food hazards in its fish and fish…
Marler Blog
Botulism, Listeria and Scombrotoxin Risk at Blue Ocean Smokehouse
By Bill Marler
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a complaint filed by the Department of Justice, is seeking to stop the processing and distribution of fish products at Blue Ocean Smokehouse…