FDA Warns Consumers Not To Drink Bolthouse Farms Carrot Juice Due to Botulism ConcernsIn response to a fourth case of botulism being linked to Bolthouse Farms, Bakersfield, California brand carrot juice, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to drink Bolthouse Farms Carrot Juice, 450 ml and 1 liter plastic bottles, with "BEST IF USED BY" dates of NOV 11 2006 or earlier. Consumers should discard this product. FDA is also reiterating its advice to consumers to keep carrot juice — including pasteurized carrot juice — refrigerated.Not pasteurized? What did we think? Food contaminated with soil was (and is) one of the most dangerous things.
The fourth case of botulism poisoning involves an adult female in Florida who is currently suffering from paralysis. To date, one link between the illness and the consumers appears to be that the juice they drank was not properly refrigerated once it was in the home, which allowed the Clostridium botulinum spores to grow and produce toxin. FDA is investigating other possible links.
And what if the juice was not refrigerated properly in the place of production?
Then of course the home refrigeration will not help.
Pasteurize! (Or buy carrots, wash them properly and make juice at home. It's more tasty than the pasteurized version and more safe than the juice bought in the shop.)
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