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Food Poison Journal
San Link Inc. Issues an Alert on Uneviscerated Vacuum Pack Dried Krasnoperka (Fish).
By Bill Marler
San Link Inc at 54B Marjorie Street Staten Island, NY 10309 is recalling Vacuum Pack Dried Krasnoperka (fish) because the product was found to be uneviscerated. The recalled Vacuum Pack…
Botulism Blog
TGF Production LLC Recalls Salted Herring distributed nationwide due to risk of Clostridium botulinum
TGF Production LLC s recalling Herring Salted because the product was found to be uneviscerated. The recalled Herring Salted was distributed nationwide in 1.3kg ( 2.86lb) round plastic containers with…
Botulism Blog
Botulinum Toxin – Botulism – in Canned Chili – Its Impact on One Man
On July 7, 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) learned that two siblings in Texas were critically ill with botulism and that their illnesses were likely acquired…
Food Poison Journal
Botulism warning to duck hunters as season nears
By Bill Marler
For those who spend any time at all thinking about botulism, it's probably with respect to foods, particularly canned and low-acid foods. But being, all at once, an avid bird hunter with…
Marler Blog
About Botulism – An Updated Resource – Botulism Blog
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…
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Stater Bros Botulism Concerns
Bay Valley Foods, LLC, just recalled chunky steak soup sold under the Stater Bros. brand name; the reason given, as can be seen in the USDA-FSIS recall notice, is the…
Botulism Blog
Botulism: a persistent public health threat
Fortunately for us humans, animals have suffered the most this summer from the botulism bacteria. Botulism, which produces a potent neurotoxin that causes paralysis and, frequently, death, is a health…
Food Poison Journal
Botulism: Equal Parts Public Health Scourge and Cosmetic Miracle?
By Bill Marler
It may surprise some people to learn that the often-lethal toxins produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacteria, which cause botulism illnesses, are a chief ingredient in certain cosmetic/medical products. In fact,…
Botulism Blog
A Lesson In How To Avoid Danger When Canning Quick Breads
Since fatal poisoning by botulism is possible from home canning, we often pass on the advice of experts on how to safety preserve those homegrown fruits and vegetables. Sometimes the…
Botulism Blog
K-State Warns Against Oil Based Herb Mix In Sealed Containers–Can Cause Botulism
We have not heard this one before, but coming as it does from the pros at Kansas State University you had better listen up. Here's what they say: While buying…