A collection of articles about Botulism with blogs, videos, and photos. Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin called botulin. Botulin is a potent toxin, blocking nerve function and leading to...
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A collection of articles about Botulism with blogs, videos, and photos. Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin called botulin. Botulin is a potent toxin, blocking nerve function and leading to respiratory and muscle paralysis.
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... Read Full Story
FDA Expands Its Warning about the Risk of Botulism Poisoning From Certain Castleberry’s Food Products and Dog Food. Botulism Can be Fatal
Washington, DC (rushprnews) July 23, 2007- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its July 18 warning to consumers. This expansion is for consumers and pet owners regarding canned food products and dog [...] 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
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FDA Warns of Potential Botulism Risk from Canned French Cut Green Beans
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The Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers not to use certain jars of Earth’s Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food because of the risk of contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause botulism, a life-threatening illness, or death. Consumers were warned not to use the product even if [...] Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
(CNN) -- Federal authorities are warning consumers not to eat Banquet frozen turkey and chicken pot pies or similar generic store-brand products because they may have caused an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began investigating last week after receiving reports of illness. By Friday, it had identified the pot pies as a potential source of the salmonella that sickened more than 100 people in dozens of states. The CDC sent inspectors Monday to... 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... Read Full Story
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