Researchers from the Netherlands are part of a team studying pathogens in plant-based products.

Scientists will genetically characterize pathogenic bacteria in plant-based products and map their growth and behavior.

The research aims to assist producers in controlling harmful microorganisms in these products. 

The study, GRASP (Genomic-driven Risk Assessment of Plant-based

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A couple of people are sick in Germany with botulism after eating pickled mushrooms from Russia.

The two confirmed cases were caused by botulinum neurotoxin A. They had symptom onset in April and May. Both ill people consumed a mushroom-in-brine preserve of milk-white brittlegill.

A laboratory in Germany, located at

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Urban River Spirits, LLC  is recalling Urban Spirits non-alcoholic drink mixes because the products were produced in an unlicensed and uninspected facility and are potentially under-processed. Under-processing may lead to Clostridium botulinum contamination. 

According to the letter to consumers from Urban River Spirits, LLC, unmet shelf stability testing requirements from

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Eclipse Coffee Roasters Ltd. is recalling Eclipse Coffee Roasters brands Elevate Snapchill Coffee from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum.

According to the Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), this recall was triggered by a recall in another country. 

The recalled products were distributed in Alberta

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More detail has been shared about the diagnosis of a patient who fell seriously ill after having almond milk in Australia.

A 61‐year‐old man suffered severe botulism symptoms in 2023 after drinking a dairy alternative. 

According to an article in The Medical Journal of Australia, it was the first

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Snapchill LLC of Green Bay, WI is recalling 242 canned coffee products manufactured by the company, within expiration date, because their current process could lead to the growth and production of the deadly toxin, botulinum toxin, in low acid canned foods. 

The coffee products were sold under 128 individual coffee

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Aqua Blue Seafood Ltd. is recalling Mowi brand Norwegian Atlantic Salmon – Cold Smoked because of the potential presence of dangerous bacteria.

According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the affected product is being recalled from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum.

The recalled

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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. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are

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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 oversight, making it susceptible to contamination with Clostridium botulinum.

The recalled chillimami sauce was distributed

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