tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58949075962416239322011-04-21T18:06:59.255-07:00Orlando Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258604619010445880noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894907596241623932.post-8249666261805774752009-03-03T05:38:00.000-08:002009-03-03T05:39:31.699-08:00<div style="margin: 0pt 70px 0px 70pt; text-align: center;">Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. There are three main kinds of botulism. Foodborne botulism is caused by eating foods that contain the botulism toxin. Wound botulism is caused by toxin produced from a wound infected with Clostridium botulinum. Infant botulism is caused by consuming the spores of the botulinum bacteria, which then grow in the intestines and release toxin. 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This dead duck was found in a stream ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wsav.com/sav/news/consumer/article/dried_chechon_recall/9917/" rel="nofollow">Dried Chechon Recall</a><br />Uneviscerated fish have been linked to outbreaks of botulism poisoning. This product may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores, which can cause ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/state_1261181___article.html/mackarel_steamed.html" rel="nofollow">State warns against eating brand of steamed mackarel</a><br />Symptoms of botulism, a serious and potentially fatal food-borne illness, include blurred or double vision, general weakness, poorreflexes, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.twentyfourbit.com/post/82110820/jack-white-gave-eagles-of-death-metals-hughes-food" rel="nofollow">Jack White Gave Eagles of Death Metal’s Hughes Food Poisoning</a><br />I ended up contracting mild botulism and sweating out of every hole, so to speak, for 12 hours. It was the worst f#cking experience I’ve ever had. ...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yxRZmQyXcPA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yxRZmQyXcPA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><!-- p--></div><br /><a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008796749_apwabotulismwarning.html?syndication=rss" rel="nofollow">3 in Spokane sickened by canned-bean botulism</a><br />Health officials and food preservation experts are warning home canners to follow strict safety rules after a Spokane woman and two young children were sickened by botulism from improperly canned green beans from a home garden.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/feb/27/botulism-blamed-improper-home-canning/" rel="nofollow">Botulism blamed on improper home-canning - Fri, 27 Feb 2009 PST</a><br />A serious case of botulism in Spokane has prompted warnings from food preservation experts and health officials to follow strict safety rules when canning vegetables at home.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9922322" rel="nofollow">3 in Spokane sickened by canned-bean botulism</a><br />Associated Press - February 28, 2009 7:15 AM ET SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Health officials and food preservation experts are warning home canners to follow strict safety rules after a Spokane woman...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/sm02_09.html" rel="nofollow">S and M (USA) Enterprise Corp. Issues an Alert on Uneviscerated White Herring (February 23)</a><br />The recalled White Herring was distributed in New York State in uncoded, 16 oz. clear plastic bags. The White Herring is a product of China.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5894907596241623932-824966626180577475?l=botulismyf.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Orlando Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258604619010445880noreply@blogger.com0