Botulinum toxin is a protein extracted from the food poisoning bacteria Clostridium botulinum, which causes muscle paralysis, reduces muscle size, and smooths wrinkles. It is well known under the ...

SeaBear Company, based in Anacortes, Washington, is recalling two of its seafood chowders due to potential contamination with clostridium botulinum, a bacteria that the US Food and Drug ...

Experts have met to discuss the risks and knowledge gaps around Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens. At a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) meeting in Rome in February ...

Consumers are urged to check their kitchens and pantries after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a notice that warned about health risks associated with select chowder soups.

AKT Trading Inc., a California based company, issued a voluntary recall on Monday for products manufactured by Choshiya Honten Co. Ltd. due to the risk of Clostridium botulinum. Newsweek has ...

The recall involves numerous vegetable products and fears that they could be a breeding ground for Clostridium botulinum bacterium, which can produce the deadly botulinum toxin. Here’s what you ...

The “easy open” pull tab on some products, including those sold at Trader Joe’s and Costco, was defective, meaning that the tuna could have been contaminated with clostridium botulinum ...

Without proper sealing, the company said, there’s a risk of food leaking or contamination with Clostridium botulinum, or botulism. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled ...

The bacteria makes spores, which can grow and make the lethal clostridium botulinum toxin under certain conditions, including in low oxygen, acid, sugar or salt environments. It is not possible to ...

Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria that can grow on metal surfaces, produces dangerous toxins that attack the nervous system. The cans of tuna sold in 29 states, including California, Texas and ...

Tri-Union Seafoods is voluntarily recalling cans of tuna due to a manufacturing defect that could lead to contamination with clostridium botulinum. The recall affects cans of tuna sold under the ...

The cans of tuna may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria that can cause botulism. The FDA is warning consumers not to eat the affected tuna, even if it does not look or smell ...