Outbreak of botulism associated with canned chili, July 2007

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; United States. Food and Drug Administration.
• Description:
  19:10 EDT (07:10 PM EDT)
  
  CDCHAN-00264-2007-07-22-ADV-N
  
  Public health officials in Indiana, Texas, and at CDC are investigating an outbreak of botulism associated with canned hot dog chili sauce manufactured by Castleberry's Food Company. Foodborne botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by consuming foods that contain botulinum toxin, a nerve toxin that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
  
  Due to possible contamination with botulinum toxin, CDC, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are advising persons not to eat certain canned food products manufactured by Castleberry's Food Company. These include certain Castleberry's brands as well as products distributed under other brand names. The recall includes some canned dog food.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Botulism Disease Outbreaks Food Preservation
• Source:
  HAN ; 264
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Texas
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  264
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
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