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California Botulism Outbreak Linked to Gas Station's Nacho Cheese

posted by mrpg on Monday May 22 2017, @04:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-dont-feel-fine dept.

takyon writes:

Several people in California have been affected by a botulism outbreak originating at a gas station. Botulinum bacteria are anaerobic and can contaminate improperly canned foods, such as a gas station's nacho cheese:

An outbreak of severe food poisoning in Sacramento, California, that left nine people in hospital has been linked to cheese sauce sold on nacho crisps at a family-run petrol station.

[...] Cases of botulism, a rare and sometimes fatal form of food poisoning, were first reported on 5 May and in total nine people are confirmed to have it. One of the victims is reportedly so ill she cannot speak or keep her eyes open.

[...] Botulism poisoning is caused by toxins released by a type of bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Human digestive processes cannot break down the toxic chemical, which moves to the nervous system. Symptoms emerge in adults 18-36 hours after eating contaminated food.

Also at CBS and The Sacramento Bee.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday May 22 2017, @05:33AM (5 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday May 22 2017, @05:33AM (#513327) Journal

    It's night. You open your fridge. You take a moment for your eyes to adjust to the light, and then look at the food. You notice something strange and lean in closer...

    IT'S TAPEWORMS. EVERYTHING IN THE FRIDGE IS TAPEWORMS. MILLIONS OF THEM. A SEA OF WHITE WORMS. THEY START TO CRAWL OUT OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND CREEP TOWARDS YOUR FEET. YOU FALL DOWN. YOU ARE NOW COVERED IN TAPE WORMS.

    Artist's impression. [cnn.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by archfeld on Monday May 22 2017, @05:47AM

    by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Monday May 22 2017, @05:47AM (#513333) Journal

    Soylent green !!

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  • (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday May 22 2017, @06:01AM (1 child)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Monday May 22 2017, @06:01AM (#513343) Homepage

    U.S. Salmon may contain Japanese tapeworm?!

    What kind of conflationary linguistic trick is that? Well anyway, tapeworms aren't a bad thing. It's like being pregnant, and once you give birth your tapeworm swims into the sewer and eventually mutates into an ally of the Ninja-Turtles, fighting for the greater good.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @06:08AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @06:08AM (#513347)

      tapeworms aren't a bad thing

      MRDA.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @09:01PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @09:01PM (#513762)

    I cast magic missile at the tapeworms.