Man dies after eating botulism-contaminated nacho-cheese from a petrol station in California
A botulism outbreak linked to contaminated nacho-cheese dip sold at a northern California petrol station has killed one man left nine others hospitalised, according to the Independent.
The San Francisco County coroner’s office identified the dead man as Martin Galindo-Larios Jr, 37. His family members did not respond right away to an email seeking comment. An online fundraising page said the man was married and a father of two.
Test performed on the nacho-cheese dip proved it contained the botulism toxin. The agency said the container and cheese dip were removed on 5 May and authorities confirmed it no longer posed a risk to the public.
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Wisconsin-based food distributor Gehl Foods said in a statement that it had been notified by the US Food and Drug Administration that the company’s nacho cheese was considered suspect by inspectors, as the Sacramento Bee reported.
“We immediately re-tested samples from a relevant lot of cheese, and it remains clear of any contamination,” the company said, according to the Sacramento newspaper. An independent lab also found no sign of the botulin toxin in the samples tested there.
Botulism can sometimes lead to paralysis, breathing difficulty and even death. Survivors are often forced to spend weeks or months on ventilators to help them breathe.
Another case of food-borne botulism came from a church potluck in Ohio in 2015, when around 26 people got sick due to improperly canned potatoes used in potato salad.
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