This ain’t the biggest recall in the country; but, botulism is scary stuff. It’s about as deadly as you can get in an otherwise “normal” food world. And it’s geek and gamer food for sure.
Federal health officials warned consumers Wednesday to throw away certain cans of hot dog chili sauce after the product was linked to botulism that has sent four people to the hospital.
The warning applies to 10-ounce cans of Castleberry’s, Austex and Kroger brands of hot dog chili sauce with “best by” dates from April 30, 2009, through May 22, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration said. It wasn’t immediately clear how widely the products were distributed.
“The toxin is so potent, if they get it on their hands or it sprays in their face, it could make them ill,” he said.
Symptoms of botulism include double or blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth and muscle weakness that moves down the body. Eventually, paralysis can cause a person to stop breathing and die, unless supported by a ventilator.
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Hot dog chili sauce? What the hell is the world coming too!
I hate to say it, but I would expect botulism to be naturally present in such a food.
Holy crap……….
I got nothin to say
Even if botulism is not present, that stuff will make you sick.
Was this imported from China?
don’t know whether it was imported from China or not, but the sauce on the can label looks like shit. I wouldn’t even touch it!
#5- maybe, maybe not, but the FDA doesn’t need China to prove its ineffectiveness.
Anyone eating this stuff is trying to kill themselves anyway, with food poisoning or without.
That all may be true with plain sauce, but this has onions added.
#9, bobbo,
Yup, I caught that too. Its the friggen onions.
#7, Alan,
So why do you condemn the FDA? It so happens they were the agency that issued the warning.
Actually, they do a fairly good job IN SPITE OF the obstructions thrown in their path by Bushco and the health care industry. Or maybe you could refer us to another country where their equivalent watchdog agency is so far superior?
Botulism toxin is, in fact, the most toxic subsance known to man. Something to keep in mind when you buy ‘all natural’ products; botulism is indeed found in nature.
Wikipedia – Botulinic toxin is one of the most powerful known, with a lethal dose of a microgram. It acts by blocking nerve function and leads to respiratory and musculoskeletal paralysis.
It’s botox for your wrinkled innards.
Mr. Fusion- Perhaps I jumped the gun. It just seems that we hear more of this as time goes by. Lettuce, toothpaste, beef, seafood and more of late. Having said that, I feel safe ingesting food served up in the US as opposed to many other countries. I suspect the problem is not the good people at the FDA but more likely the obstructions of the current admin and simply the greed of the multinationals that put profit over our health.
#14, Alan,
You do raise some good points. Just because the FDA, or any government agency for that matter, is good doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. It shouldn’t take a few cases of poisoning for the FDA to act. Better proactive measures should have been in place first.
I have a problem with e. coli poisonings. Because they are usually from ground beef, it is the Department of Agriculture that handles the recalls. What isn’t widely known is that these recalls are mostly voluntary by the processors / packing houses. Yes, the D of A is firmly in the meat industry’s pockets.