Posted on 11/16/2001 1:20:55 PM PST by atafak
Date: 14 Nov 2001 18:58 From: ProMED-mail Source: Canada NewsWire via COMTEX, Wed 14 Nov 2001 6:58 PM EST [edited] WARNING - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Green House brand canned organic beans may contain dangerous bacteria. ---------------------------------- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume 9 varieties of Green House brand canned organic bean products. It is possible that the products contain the bacteria responsible for botulism in humans. Botulism is a life-threatening illness caused by toxins produced by _Clostridium botulinum_ bacteria. The products are sold in 398-ml cans and are identifiable by codes ending with S224 or S356 on one end of the can. They include: Green Lentils, UPC code 7 74314 88843 1, Chick Peas, UPC code 7 74314 88862 2, White Kidney Beans, UPC code 7 74314 88841 7, Beans Salad, UPC code 7 74314 88842 4, Lima Beans, UPC code 7 74314 88860 8, Pinto Beans, UPC code 7 74314 88845 5, Red Kidney Beans, UPC code 7 74314 88857 8, Red Kidney Beans in Tomato Sauce, UPC code 7 74314 88844 8, and Red Kidney Beans in Tomato Sauce (Spicy), UPC code 7 74314 88859 2. These bean products, manufactured by Lockwoods, Italy, for (GH) Green House Organic Food Products, Concord, Ontario, are known to have been distributed in Ontario and may have been distributed nationally. Food contaminated with _C. botulinum_ may not look or smell spoiled. Consumers should dispose of remaining product immediately. The products should not be consumed by humans or animals. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall. For more information, consumers and industry can call the CFIA at one of the following numbers: In the province of Quebec 1-800-561-3350; or In other provinces and territories 1-800-442-2342.
Next thing you'll be insinuating something silly like a plane can crash from mechanical failure.
Hank
Timing is everything.
Travis and I have discussed the terror ramp up and food tampering made the cut. Nothing more. Nothing less.
The canned goods in the botulism warning came from Italy. It would be interesting to know which ship they came on.
I haven't been able to track it down on the web. Do you have a link?
Did someone tell you that, or did you just make it up?
With 15 seconds of searching on the web, I found this on the merck manual website:
"The toxins.... are readily destroyed by heat; therefore, cooking food at 176° F. for 30 minutes prevents foodborne botulism."
It is the spores which somtimes survive heat sterilization methods (and their resultant growth in the can that causes the accumulation of toxins).
Nevertheless, I would strongly recommend not even opening cans which one suspects might be contaminated with clostridium botulinum (not to mention consuming the products contained therein)
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