Clostridium botulinum can be found throughout nature, often on the surfaces of fruits and vegetables, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

AKT Trading Inc. has issued a voluntary recall for a number of prepared vegetable products manufactured by Choshiya Honten Co. Ltd. due to the risk of Clostridium botulinum.

SHIBA ZUKE PREPARED MIX VEGETABLES, JAN CODE (UPC): 4582207535128, Expiration date: 8/27/2025; AOKAPPA ZUKE PREPARED MIX VEGETABLES, JAN CODE (UPC): 4582207535135, Expiration Date: 5/14/2025 ...

C alifornia-based seafood manufacturer Tri-Union Seafoods has issued a voluntary recall of select canned tuna products due to a potential contamination risk from Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria ...

Experts have met to discuss the risks and knowledge gaps around Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens. At a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) meeting in Rome in February, experts ...

Parents are warned off giving honey to infants under 1 year old because it is known to contain spores of the clostridium botulinum bacteria. How Fatal Is Botulism? Botulism can be fatal in 5% to ...

Tri-Union Seafoods is recalling certain canned tuna products sold at Costco, H-E-B, Kroger, Trader Joe’s, Walmart and other stores.

It is caused by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says botulism is a rare but serious illness.

Clostridium botulinum is a rod-shaped, spore-forming, bacterium that can produce botulinum toxins under low-oxygen conditions, according to the USDA. The bacterium grows on improperly sterilized ...