Botulism -- Worldwide/Unknown
Del Monte Foods Inc. issued a recall of some of its canned corn this week [week of Mon 10 Dec 2018]. Del Monte's fiesta corn seasoned with red and green peppers is underprocessed and could result in, "contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, which could lead to life-threatening illness if consumed," the company said.
Although it is more of a concern in home-canned food, the bacterium that causes botulism can be found in store-bought canned food that has not been properly preserved,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6208236&promed&0
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