Entries tagged with “castleberrys/”

Study Reveals Most People Can't Distinguish Pâté from Dog Food

     As someone who regularly feeds his dog food that costs more than two-bucks a can, while regularly noticing that store-brand chili at my local...

Castleberry's botulism outbreak update

News Radio 1420 out of Lubbock, Texas, reported last week that Marissa Cisneros, a young victim of the botulism outbreak traced to Castleberry's chili products,...

New Mexico man died of botulism

The New Mexico man who fell ill with Botulism after reportedly eating canned Castleberry's chili products earlier this year has died.  The man, who was...

Castleberry's plant reopens

Castleberry's, the company whose products were recalled this summer after confirmed botulism cases were linked to consumption of its products, will resume processing tomorrow after...

Good news in botulism case

According to the Associated Press, one of two Texas siblings who became ill with botulism poisoning after eating Castleberry's chili products was released from the...

Another botulism case identified

New Mexico health officials announced today that a man had been hospitalized with botulism poisoning since July 26th.  Test results confirmed the 52-year-old man's case,...

List of products recalled for botulism contamination

We have received a number of requests for a list of products that have been recalled for potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum.  It is important...

Hawaii botulism case unconfirmed. Indiana case suspected.

The Honolulu Advertiser today reported that health officials have not confirmed a second case of botulism in a Maui man.  According to the article: A...

Botulism investigation update issued

The CDC issued an update on its investigation into the botulism outbreak associated with consumption of Castleberry's chili products today in the MMWR.  Interestingly, the...

Hawaii men hospitalized with suspected botulism after eating recalled chili products

Two Hawaii men have sought medical treatment after eating canned chili products contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism.  Both men purchased Cattle...