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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: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @10:16AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @10:16AM (#513425)

    Get back unter your bridge, and stop frightening the children.

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  • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Wednesday May 24 2017, @05:14AM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Wednesday May 24 2017, @05:14AM (#514682) Journal

    UnterBridgen vergehen. Could it be, that there is some AC on SoylentNews, that secretly does hanker after nudes of TMB? I am not sure what disturbs me more, the nacho cheese botulism, the quality of comments, or the secret desires of ACs! It is like, there could be Fifty Shades of ACs!