FDA Issues Botulism Outbreak Update – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an update on September 4, 2007, warning consumers not to eat certain canned foods or to serve certain dog foods produced by Castleberry’s Food Company of Augusta, Georgia, due to the possibility of botulism.
To date there have been eight confirmed cases of botulism linked to this outbreak.
The list of recalled products includes cans of hot dog chili sauce, various types of dog food, chili with meat, corned beef hash, and a number of other products. For a listing of recalled products, and for information concerning the disposal of the recalled product, please visit the FDA website at: http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/publichealthfocus/ucm179201.htm.
Botulism food poisoning can be fatal, and should be treated as a medical emergency. Symptoms may include dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, muscle weakness, blurred vision, double vision, and drooping eyelids. If left untreated, muscle paralysis may progress to the arms, legs, trunk, and respiratory muscles, possibly resulting in death. Symptoms usually appear 12 to 36 hours after consuming C. botulinum toxin; however, symptoms can occur as early as six hours, or as late as 10 days, following the consumption of contaminated food.
To learn more about Clostridium botulinum and botulism, please visit our website dedicated to food poisoning and food poisoning lawsuits, www.foodpoisoning.com.
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