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Botulism
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Food Poison Journal
Massachussetts distributor initiates recall of botulism tainted Italian olives
Nearly a week after a woman in Finland died from botulism poisoning -- the result of eating tainted Italian olives -- a U.S. distributor is warning consumers not to eat…
Food Safety News
Italian Olives Recalled Over Botulism Concerns
By News Desk
Nearly a week after a woman in Finland died from botulism poisoning -- the result of eating tainted Italian olives -- a U.S. distributor is warning consumers not to eat…
Botulism Blog
Botulism tainted olives claim the life of a Helsinki woman
An elderly woman has died as a result of botulism poisoning, produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, after eating almond-stuffed olives contaminated by botulinum toxin. According to the Helsinki and Uusimaa…
Botulism Blog
Botulism alert for almond stuffed olives in USA, UK, Finland, and Germany
Efoodalert.com reports that botulism-tainted Italian olives have sickened two members of a family from Helsinki, Finalnd. Both individuals reported having eaten Gaudiano Organic Olives Stuffed with Almonds. Lab tests confirmed…
Worms & Germs Blog
Dead birds, botulism and dogs
By Scott Weese
There have been a few large outbreaks of dead birds around Ontario lately, with botulism being the main suspect. In one area alone, up to 6000 dead birds have washed…
Botulism Blog
Fish Recalled Due to Botulism Risk
CFE International, Canadian Fish Exporters, Inc. Auburndale, MA is recalling Salted, Smoked, Split Herring, Lot Number: 1171, Plant Code: 2406 Producer: Leslie Leger & Sons, Ltd. Cap Pele, NB, Canada.…
Worms & Germs Blog
Botulism Suspected In Aussie Outbreak
By Scott Weese
A couple of days ago, I reported about a deadly outbreak on a Queensland farm that had killed a significant number of horses. A definitive diagnosis has still not been made,…
Food Safety News
Uneviscerated Herring Recalled
By News Desk
A Massachusetts company is recalling salted, smoked, split herring because a routine sample collected at a retail store by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets found the product…
Botulism Blog
Utah Inmates Treated for Botulism
Five of eight inmates hospitalized after becoming ill from botulism-tainted, prison-brewed alcohol have been discharged back into the Utah State Prison’s general population. Department of Corrections spokesman Steve Gehrke confirmed…
Food Safety News
Cell-Made Hootch Sickens 12 Utah Inmates with Botulism
By Dan Flynn
A dozen inmates at the Utah State Prison are being treated for potentially deadly botulism after drinking alcohol made in a jail cell, state health officials say.Eight of the 12…