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Botulism Pumpkin Butter Recalled

May 14, 2010 02:09

Amish Wedding Foods Inc. of Millersburg, Ohio, is recalling all lots of 9- 16- and 18-ounce pumpkin butter, as well as all lots of 16- and 18-ounce sweet potato butter. The items are recalled because of concerns over possible botulism contamination. No illness has been reported. The pumpkin and...

Dried Fish With Guts Intact = Botulism Risk

April 16, 2010 20:28

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is warning of possible botulism poisoning from dried uneviscerated fish found on the shelves of ethnic grocery stores in the Twin Cities. MDA officials discovered and embargoed more than 400 pounds of the fish, which has not had the internal organs removed....

Botulism Risk Push for Injunction against Chung's Products LP

April 04, 2010 01:33

The U. S. Department of Justice, in an action initiated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is seeking a permanent injunction against Chung's Products LP ("Chung's"), an egg roll manufacturer in Houston, Charlie A. Kujawa, the company's president, and Gregory S. Birdsell, the firm's...

Uneviscerated New York Fish linked to Botulism Recall

February 10, 2010 23:07

Queens based Haifa Smoked Fish is recalling Haifa brand vacuum packaged Whole Schmaltz Herring with the lot number 20, because the product was found to be uneviscerated. The lot being recalled is a product of Norway, individually vacuum-packed in clear plastic pouches with lot # 20 indicated on the...

Bao Ding Seafood Recalls Boiled Horse Mackerel

January 07, 2010 18:10

Bao Ding Seafood of New York, NY 10002 is recalling Boiled Horse Mackerel, because it has the potential to be contaminated with clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell...

Consumers Warned of Botulism Risk of Sug Chee Salmon and Jams

January 07, 2010 03:17

The Bellingham Herald reported this evening that consumers shouldn’t eat smoked salmon that comes in 7-ounce jars or jams made by local business Sug Chee Smoked Salmon because they were made in an unlicensed food processing plant, the Whatcom County Health Department warned Wednesday, January...

Health Matters USA: What is Botulism ?

November 29, 2009 19:05

www.medicarefinance.com Botulism is a form of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated food containing a toxin that severely affects the nervous system. It can be very serious, although not contagious. There are two other types, wound botulism and infant botulism. These affect the central...

What is Botulism ?

November 29, 2009 19:05

Botulism is a form of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated food containing a toxin that severely affects the nervous system. It can be very serious, although not contagious. There are two other types, wound botulism and infant botulism. These affect the central nervous system and the...

Scientists link protein to mad-cow disease, may lead to cure

Bill Marler
November 20, 2009 21:07

U.K. researchers linked a protein to the development of mad-cow disease and found a way to reduce it, a discovery that may lead to a treatment for the illness and its human form, according to a report today in PLoS Pathogens. A team of scientists at the University of Leeds found that the protein,...

Plum Organics Voluntarily Recalls Select Batch of Apple & Carrot Portable Pouches Due to Potential

Bill Marler
October 20, 2009 04:34

Plum Organics ™ announced today that it is taking the precautionary measure of voluntarily recalling one particular batch of its 4.22 oz. Apple & Carrot Portable Pouch baby food with the best by date May 21, 2010 and marked with the following universal product code (UPC) #890180001221...