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Botulism
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Food Poison Journal
FDA Warning – Botulism in Ungutted, Salt-Cured Alewives (Gaspereaux) Fish
I'm not sure how many of you out there are avid consumers of ungutted, salt-cured Alewives fish (mmm, sounds delicious, doesn't it?), but for those of you who are you need to heed…
Botulism Blog
Bad Batch Of Heroin In Dublin Spreads Botulism Among Drug-Users
Heroin was discovered by Bayer, the German pharmaceutical company, as an alternative to morphine. Because the pain-killer also made people feel euphoric or even heroic, it earned its name Heroin.…
Botulism Blog
Botulism Outbreak Now Underway In Uganda
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta have confirmed the conclusion of the in-country Minister of Health: Uganda has an outbreak of botulism to deal with. According…
Botulism Blog
Augusta Canning Factory Closes Its Doors Forever
The canning factory responsible for giving botulism poisoning to at least eight people closes forever today. Castleberry's in Augusta, GA closes today, putting 327 people out of work. Connor Brothers,…
Marler Blog
July 2007 Castleberry Botulism Outbreak Settled
Myself, along with Charles Murray, Esq., represented Carl Ours, a man with the tragically bad luck to be one of the eight cases of botulism associated with contaminated Castleberry’s Austex…
Botulism Blog
Mexican Black Tar Heroin Blamed For “Wound” Botulism Cases
Two Mendocino County, CA cases of wound botulism are being blamed on Mexican black tar heroin use. Wound botulism is caused by the same bacteria that causes foodborne and infant…
Botulism Blog
Gopher U Does Case Study On 2007 Castleberry’s Botulism Outbreak
The Food Industry Center at the University of Minnesota has published a case study of last year's botulism recall. The Castleberry's: 2007 Botulism Recall publication examines this nationwide recall in…
Marler Blog
Castleberry’s 2007 Botulism Recall – A Case Study by The Food Industry Center
The Food Industry Center at the University of Minnesota has published a case study of last year's botulism recall. The Castleberry's: 2007 Botulism Recall publication examines this nationwide recall in…
Botulism Blog
Here Is An Update On the Ohio Family Fighting Botulism
Bucyrus City Auditor Joyce Schifer gave this update on the Ohio family stricken by botulism poisoning from home-canning gone bad: "Joann Palm's family is still very sick from botulism poisoning.…
Botulism Blog
Ohio Family Gets Botulism From Home Canned Beans
We've been passing along information on how to safely can at home, and here comes a story on why you really do have to be careful. The Mansfield News Journal…