Botulism

A new program with the potential to be a national model helps Coconino Community College students more easily transfer to NAU to earn a bachelor’s degree. Read Full Story

Caramel, California Canned cioppino sauce made and sold by Sea-Harvest-Restaurant-Caramel was wilfully re called for the feasible botulism infection. But no infection have been noticed. Control say the restaurant is interplaying with the Monterey County Department of Health and the California Department of Health on a wilfully recall. Sauce was manufactured at sea reaping and sell by retail in a restaurant. The authorities told the sea Harvest doesn’t have the needed licenses canning mill for the forming of cioppino-sauce. Posted in Health Read Full Story

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning retailers and food service operators not to offer for sale ungutted, salt-cured alewives (also called gaspereaux fish) from Michel & Charles LeBlanc Fisheries Ltd., CAP-PELÈ, New Brunswick, Canada, because the fish may contain the Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) toxin. Consumers should not consume the product. C. botulinum toxin can cause botulism, a serious and sometimes life-threatening condition. Read Full Story

Since most Americans are more concerned about our health than we''ve ever been, we should have equal concern for our pets ... especially regarding the ingredients in their food. In theory, we would want the ingredients in our pets'' food to be acceptable for human consumption. If byproducts are no longer tolerated in our food, why should they be tolerated in our pets'' food? We''re also starting to realize that our pets need daily supplements just like we do, in order to take care of their bodies for the inevitable woes of aging. In the span of an animal''s life, an early start at ... Read Full Story

AP Reports: The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday. Botox contains botulinum toxin, which blocks nerve impulses to muscles, causing them to relax. The Food and Drug Administration's warning includes both Botox, a wrinkle-specific version called Botox Cosmetic, and its competitor, Myobloc, drugs that all use botulinum toxin to block nerve impulses, causing them to relax. In rare cases, the toxin can spread beyond the injection site to other parts of the body, paralyzing ... Read Full Story