Surveillance & Analysis on Botulism News & Outbreaks
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Arko Foods International of Los Angeles is recalling 8-ounce packs of Angelina Brand Smoked Roundscad. It has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that causes botulism, a life-threatening illness. Consumers are warned not to consume the product even if it does not look…
Lakeside Foods Inc. has recalled about 3,000 cans of pickled beets sold between December 2009 and January 2011.
Some cans of the Wisconsin-based company’s 105-ounce pickled sliced beets could be under processed and may be contaminated with harmful organisms including Clostridium and botulinum.
Botulism is a potentially fatal form of food poisoning that could cause…
D&M Smoked Fish, Inc. located in Queens, New York, is recalling Haifa brand Schmaltz Herring with the Lot # 51 and Cold Smoked Sprats Lot #54 because the product was found to be uneviscerated.
The lot for Schmaltz Herring being recalled packed in white plastic pales with salt brine and was distributed through following food…
Yesterday, March 8, 2011, The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, warned the public to avoid consuming watermelon jelly prepared by Jamnation Fine Foods due to a potential contamination with toxins produced from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Those toxins may cause botulism, a rare but…
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Pacific American Fish Co, Inc. of Vernon, California is recalling SHI306 Shishamo 4L 5PC (23-28G) Wild, Pack 4/20TR, Lots 202885-2 & 201011-3, Master Carton information. Based on FDA Import Alert, this type of processing and size of product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause food borne illness.…
