As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent.
Continue Reading FDA warns juice company in California about various regulatory violationsClostridium botulinum
Aji Mori recalls sauce because of possible contamination with clostridium botulinum
Aji Mori Sauce Corp., doing business as Sushi Koo of Los Angeles, CA, is recalling its chillimami sauce because the product was manufactured and distributed without the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Cannery Program…
Continue Reading Aji Mori recalls sauce because of possible contamination with clostridium botulinumCriminal charges filed in botulism outbreak
The owner of a restaurant in France linked to a botulism outbreak is facing charges in relation to the incident.
In September 2023, during the Rugby World Cup, foodborne botulism affected 16 people in Bordeaux.
Continue Reading Criminal charges filed in botulism outbreakCredit card data used to trace possible cases in botulism outbreak
An outbreak of foodborne botulism in France has highlighted the effectiveness of using credit card data to identify potential patients, according to researchers.
In September 2023, a botulism outbreak affecting 15 people occurred in Bordeaux…
Continue Reading Credit card data used to trace possible cases in botulism outbreakTwo people in deadly Botulism outbreak remain in hospital
According to researchers, at least two patients in a botulism outbreak in France remain in hospital.
The study covered eight individuals from four countries admitted to the intensive care unit at Bordeaux University Hospital, where…
Continue Reading Two people in deadly Botulism outbreak remain in hospitalSardines are confirmed as a botulism source as the patient count grows
The number of people sick in a botulism outbreak due to contaminated sardines has grown to 15.
Patients include Americans, Canadians, and people from England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland and Spain.
At least ten have…
Continue Reading Sardines are confirmed as a botulism source as the patient count growsA trio of studies cover different outbreaks in Japan
Three recently published studies have detailed foodborne botulism and Campylobacter outbreaks in Japan.
The first, published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, covered an outbreak of botulism in 2021 caused by Clostridium botulinum in Kumamoto.
A…
Continue Reading A trio of studies cover different outbreaks in JapanTen sick in French botulism outbreak, including one American
Ten probable cases of foodborne botulism have been reported in France, according to regional health authorities.
An American is believed to be among those affected and one person has died.
The Nouvelle Aquitaine Regional Health…
Continue Reading Ten sick in French botulism outbreak, including one AmericanBotulism sickens four in Argentina; Trichinella update shared
Four suspected cases of foodborne botulism are under investigation in Argentina.
In late August, the National Health Surveillance System was notified of the cases following a meeting at a house in the district of Buenos…
Continue Reading Botulism sickens four in Argentina; Trichinella update sharedNorway has two sick in Spanish botulism outbreak
Norway has reported two cases that are part of a botulism outbreak in Spain, bringing the number of people affected to 11.
There is a link between patients and different packaged brands of Spanish omelet…
Continue Reading Norway has two sick in Spanish botulism outbreak