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Botulism
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Food Poison Journal
Clostridium Botulinum (Botulism)
By Bill Marler
Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium botulinum is the name of a group of…
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Two Recalls of olives because of potential Botulism contamination
1. Flora Foods, Pompano Beach, FL, is recalling its 25-oz. jars of “Cerignola Olives” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause…
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Botulism Risk Leads to Baby Food Recall
The Food and Drug Administration is warning parents about baby food contaminated with a bacteria that can cause botulism. The FDA says certain jars of Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple…
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Botulism nachos completely withdrawn from stores
There is to be a total withdrawal of a South Australian nachos meal linked with a case of botulism and the manufacturer is planning a refrigerated product if it is…
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Health inspectors blitz stores for carrot juice: 11 stores still had drink
More on the botulism carrot juice from the National Post: Toronto health officials continue to scour the city for bottles of carrot juice after two people were paralyzed with botulism…
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Carrot juice maker blames buyers
The Toronto Star reports that Bolthouse Farms, the company whose carrot juice has been traced as the source of botulism and the resulting paralysis of four American citizens and two…
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Botulism, What Is It
Ruths Blogboard has a post all about botulism. "With foodborne botulism, symptoms begin within 6 hours to 2 weeks (most commonly between 12 and 36 hours) after eating toxin-containing food.…
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Company blaming victims for Botulism poisoning
By Bill Marler
This company should not be pointing fingers at anyone but itself. After all, who is more to blame? The person who sold the juice or the person who drank the…
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FDA Warns Consumers Not To Drink Bolthouse Farms Carrot Juice Due to Botulism Concerns
In response to a fourth case of botulism being linked to Bolthouse Farms, Bakersfield, California brand carrot juice, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to drink…
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No Lettuce, Spinach or Carrots?
By Bill Marler
Update from CBC News: Toxic carrot juice paralyzes 2 in Toronto. My guess is that soon Mexico and Canada will ban the sale of everything from the United States. From…