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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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 22 2017, @02:09PM
Hmm, seeing as how Ethanol backed down, allow me to attempt to continue.
*clears throat*
You're damned right I have a strong liver. Back when I was a kid, we drank beer for breakfast. The millennial pansies can't handle a little botulinum toxin? It builds character! They wouldn't get infected in the first place if they weren't so concerned with how much blood is in their alcohol stream like a bunch of pussies. We ate dirt and drank Draino. These millennials need their organic artisan nacho cheese, and I'll bet they even put hipster kale on their nachos like a bunch of heathens! Why do you think nacho cheese like I ate when I was your age was 95% preservatives and pesticides?! Using real cheese for nachos, who do they think they are? We ate cheese food because we couldn't afford anything except the same food our cheese ate! This is why millennials never get laid and can't afford a house!