Low-acid foods are the most common sources of botulism linked to home canning. These foods have a pH level greater than 4.6. Low-acid foods include most vegetables (including asparagus, green beans, beets, corn, and potatoes), some fruits (including some tomatoes and figs), milk, all meats, fish, and other seafood. 27 мая 2022 г.
What foods are high in botulism?
The botulinum toxin has been found in a variety of foods, including low-acid preserved vegetables, such as green beans, spinach, mushrooms, and beets; fish, including canned tuna, fermented, salted and smoked fish; and meat products, such as ham and sausage.
How can you tell if food has botulism?
You cannot see, smell, or taste botulinum toxin – but taking even a small taste of food containing this toxin can be deadly.1The container spurts liquid or foam when you open it.2The food inside is discolored, moldy, or smells bad.
Where is botulism most common?
The bacterium C. botulinum is found in soils and marine sediments throughout the world. In the United States, foodborne botulism has been associated primarily with home-canned foods, particularly vegetables, and with Alaska Native foods, especially fermented fish.
How common is botulism in canned food?
Botulism poisoning from commercially canned foods has been virtually eliminated in the United States, making the new cases linked to hot dog chili sauce all the more striking.
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