One of two Texas kids who were hospitalized with botulism was released from the hospital today. The Lubbock-area siblings had eaten Castleberry’s Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce Original for lunch on June 28. The next day, both became ill with symptoms of botulism poisoning. According to an article in the Houston Chronicle:
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New Mexico health officials announced today that a New Mexico man had been hospitalized since July 26th with botulism. The New York Times picked up the story from the Associated Press:
The 52-year-old man from New Mexico’s Sandoval County, whose name was not released, was hospitalized July 26 and is in serious condition, able to
Dawn House of the Salt Lake Tribune reports on the “voluntary recall” of Castleberry canned food that seems never to actually get recalled.
Consumers are being warned to be wary of grocery store shelves – as well as their own food pantries – and to check for recalled cans of chili, corned beef and other
