The first botulism outbreak caused by commercial canning in 33 years was due to both mechanical and management problems at Castleberry’s Chili, USA Today reports.
The newspaper said a U.S. Food & Drug Administration Report obtained from a congressional committee says Castleberry’s had two 10-foot-tall cookers may not have heated cans enough to kill all
Four-month old Nicholas Jameson of Minneapolis is going to continue growing up thanks to his quick-acting Mom, Samantha, and expert medical care. Botulism nearly took his young life.
Over Memorial Day, Nicholas was having trouble breathing and Samantha took him immediately to Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis for apparent respiratory failure. The next day, however, doctors
Consumers in upstate New York are being warned not to eat “Smoked Kuta Fish and Boney Fish (Herring)” sold by the African Carribean Market at 1415 N. Clinton Ave., Rochester, because the organs were not removed from the product.
The “Smoked Kuta Fish and Boney Fish (Herring)” was sold in the Rochester and Syracuse areas
Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Company needs to get an emergency permit before it can send its products across state lines, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) says.
FDA recently found problems in Evanger’s processes that it said could result in under-processed pet foods, which can allow the survival and growth of Clostridium botulinum, a
Two coastal counties, Brunswick and Horry, in North Carolina are experiencing one horse death after another and botulism is being blamed.
WECT 6 in Wilmington, NC is reporting that tainted food is suspected. WECT says:
John Vogt is relieved and surprised his 22 year old horse, Buckshot, is still alive. Another of his horses was
Dried fish from China that were sold in New York State are being recalled because of possible botulism contamination. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration today (2/26/08) issued this press release from the importer:
Summit Import Corp. 100 Summit Place, Jersey City, NJ 07305 is recalling all packages
of Sum Cheong Lung brand Dried Fish
Beans, blackeyed peas, and asparagus are among the vegetables canned under various labels by the New Era Canning Company, whicch is based in Michigan. Oh, and they just may include some very deadly botulism in each can.
New Era’s recall has expanded and expanded again and again since this all began. It now stretches back
Olivier brand Parmesan & Asiago Dip with Garlic & Basil was recently recalled by Olivier Olive Oil Products, Inc. of Saint Helena, California, for potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism. The dip was distributed to Williams-Sonoma stores nationwide and to Olivier Napa Valley retail stores located in Truckee and St.