The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle in Eastern Washington State this week reported on a warning issued by the Okanogan County Public Health Department about food-borne botulism associated with home-canned asparagus.
Arid areas of Eastern Washington are prime growing areas for asparagus and more home-canning is occurring as people try to economize in a tough economy. Food-borne
Utah health officials are worried about the uptick in sales of home-made food from private vehicles that park in commercial parking lots.
The Salt Lake Tribune today reports that concern the public could get botulism at a business parking lot has caused the Bear River Health Department to issue a public warning.
The agency said
The Sea Harvest Restaurant of Carmel, CA is not a licensed cannery, but is recalling its canned cioppino sauce because there is a possibility it is contaminated with botulism.
The sauce was being canned by the Sea Harvest and sold as a retail product in the restaurant.
No illnesses have yet been associated with the
Now after everything else went on — the suffering of the victims of botulism, the recall, the permanent closure of the facility–Bumble Bee Foods is suing Malo and Massmann saying the equipment provided at the plant was negligent in design and maintenance.
Bumble Bee ran the Castleberry’s plant when botulism toxin was found in
Health Canada is again warning consumers about garlic-in-oil, which can cause serious health problems if not stored properly.
If homemade garlic-in-oil is stored at room temperature, or if it is kept in the fridge too long, botulism spores could grow.
Garlic-in-oil is a mixture of oil and garlic with the garlic either whole, chopped, or
We warned you here at the start of the home canning season, but we suspect not everybody reads the Botulism Blog are carefully as they might. For a Spokane, WA nurse, in her 30s, and her two children under 10, it almost ended in tragedy. Only an emergency delivery by air of the
We often fear diseases that might reach our shores from Africa. We therefore do not want to overlook progress being made by health officials in Africa. One such report comes this week from Uganda. The New Vision website reports:
THE Government has controlled major disease outbreaks, according to state minister for health, Dr. Richard Nduhuura.
Here’s more on the Stonewall Kitchen recall. The York, Maine-based company warns consumers the sauces listed may be contaminated with deadly botulism. None should be consumed even if they still look or smell okay. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) carries this summary on its website:
The following list of products was distributed nationwide
The Colorado Department of Public Health is warning people across the state after a series of dessert sauces were recalled because they could have potentially contained botulism.
The health department says Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine is recalling seven dessert sauces. They may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which could cause a life-threatening illness or
Due to the threat of botulism, Brooklyn-based K-Fat Inc., is recalling “Golden Dragon Fish brand Frozen Cooked Mackerel Fish”.
The product was found to be uneviscerated prior to processing.
It was discovered by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors during a routine inspection.
This product may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum