As the recall that has not been a recall winds on, more cases of botulism, or suspected cases are showing up.
More suspected botulism cases probed
State health officials are investigating a third suspected case of botulism that an Indiana resident may have contracted by eating one of the products included in a recent
This week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), a publication put out by the CDC, contains an update on the current investigation into the botulism outbreak that was traced to consumption of Castleberry’s chili products.
Botulism Associated with Commercially Canned Chili Sauce — Texas and Indiana, July 2007
On July 7 and July 11,
We have been investigating several potential cases of botulism after receiving calls and emails from around the country over the last several days. Given the widespread reach of the potentially contaminated product, and how poor the recall has been done, the fact the the number of ill has been rising is not surprising. Confirmed
I just landed at the Hawaii airport on my way to Australia and I see the following headline:
Botulism suspected in ailing Maui man
Hawaii health officials are investigating the case of a Maui man who might have contracted botulism from a recalled canned food product.
On Tuesday, Jonathan Stockton of Maui ate a can
Or, When is a recall not really a recall?
The New York Times and Associated Press continue to report on the slow pace of the “recall” of contaminated Castleberry canned goods from stores all over the country:
Recalled Canned Foods Continue to Be Found on Grocery Shelves
Stores continue to sell recalled canned chili, stew,
State health officials announce that a middle age woman from San Diego County has been diagnosed with botulism. Authorities are trying to determine if the 51-year-old San Diego County woman’s illness was caused by consuming a Castleberry product.
Health officials said Friday in a news release that the sickened woman reported buying and eating
In June of this year I posted on www.foodpoisonblog.com an entry on Botulism. I had no idea that this recall and outbreak would occur within weeks. Andrew Bridges of the Associated Press wrote today:
Bursting cans of tainted food give new urgency to warnings about botulism
Cans of recalled food are bursting, swollen with
My first talk is next week at the 14th Annual Australian HACCP Conference – I will be giving them a United States perspective on Foodborne Illnesses and Class Actions.
Interestingly, today the press picked up a tentative Class Settlement in a Hepatitis A case we filed.
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According to the Chicago Department of Health, as of noon today, a total of 757 people have reported that they became ill after they ate food purchased from the Pars Cove booth—up from the 749 reported Tuesday. One hundred forty-six of the 757 are laboratory-confirmed cases of salmonellosis, with more results pending—up from the 133
Custom Pack, Inc., a Hastings, Neb., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 5,920 pounds of ground beef and buffalo products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The products subject to recall include:
* 10-pound bags of “CUSTOM PACK, INC., GROUND BEEF.”
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