Botulism News

Friday, July 10, 2009 BACKGROUND: As many as 450,000 Americans are living with a spinal cord injury .

Okanogan County Public Health warns people about food-borne botulism associated with home-canned asparagus.

Biologists at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are closely monitoring what appears to be a new botulism-related bird die-off along the park shoreline.

Experts Offer Questions that Each Distributorship Should Take Time to Answer By Karen J. Ribler This last fall E-coli was found in pre-packaged spinach.

A horse with grass sickness. An equine grass sickness surveillance scheme continues to seek information from horse vets and owners across Britain in a bid to find out more about the deadly disease.

Bill and Victoria Strong's daughter has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA. They describe their 20-month-old daughter Gwendolyn as an easy-going, happy little girl who likes to have fun and loves Sesame Street.

Biologists at Sleeping Bear Dunes are reporting what appears to be another botulism-related bird die-off. Park biologists found about 40 dead seagulls and hundreds of dead gobies along the park shoreline through Wednesday.

Santa Barbara, Calif. residents Bill and Victoria Strong describe their 20-month-old daughter Gwendolyn Strong as an easy-going, happy little girl who likes to have fun and loves Sesame Street.

June 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Botox Treatments May Endanger Children Article provided by Steinberg, Goodman & Kalish, please visit us at www.sgklawyers.com Many people are confused and concerned over recent reports that the Food and Drug Administration has placed a "black box" warning on the use of Botox and related products.

By Katherine Allen County Extension Director UF/IFAS Suwannee County Extension Director Nothing is more satisfying than watching seeds planted in a garden which grows into vegetables to be eaten.

For safety's sake, all pressure canner gauges should be tested at least once a year.

PURAC is known for products that contribute to safe and stable meat and poultry products.

Low sodium, longer shelf life, Listeria control PURAC is known for its range of PURASALA products that contribute to safe and stable meat products.

Botulism is a deadly disease caused by the toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum .

The state Department of Public Health and the Monterey County Health Department announced a recall Thursday of cioppino sauce canned and sold by the Sea Harvest Restaurant because of the possibility of contamination with botulism toxin.

New structures of a botulism toxin interacting with a mimic of the nerve-cell protein it destroys suggest new ways to block this often-fatal interaction.

There's a new weapon in the fight against wrinkles, and doctors said it works just as well as Botox.

Dr. Mark Horton, Director of the California Department of Public Health and Monterey County Health Officials are warning consumers not to eat canned cioppino sauce produced by Sea Harvest Restaurant of Carmel.

Sea Harvest Fish Market and Restaurant in Carmel announced today it is voluntarily recalling cioppino sauce sold in jars over the counter at its Carmel store as a precaution due to potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism, a serious and sometimes life-threatening condition.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced June 12 it was suspending the temporary Emergency Permit issued to Evanger's Dog & Cat Food Co.