Posted on 10/01/2006 2:48:30 PM PDT by neverdem
Sun staff writer
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to drink carrot juice from Bolthouse Farms. The warning comes in response to a fourth case of botulism being linked to the brand, produced by Bolthouse Farms of Bakersfield, Calif.
Consumers should discard any 450 milliliter or 1 liter plastic bottles of the carrot juice with a "best if used by" date of Nov. 11 or earlier.
The FDA is also reiterating its advice to consumers to keep carrot juice - including pasteurized carrot juice - refrigerated.
The fourth case of botulism poisoning involves a woman in Florida who is currently suffering from paralysis. The name and location of the victim has not been released.
To date, one link between the illness and those who have become ill 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. The FDA is investigating other possible links.
Clostridium botulinum is a bacterium commonly found in soil. Under certain conditions these bacteria can produce a toxin that can result in botulism, a disease that may cause paralysis or death.
Cases of botulism from processed food are extremely rare in the United States.
Symptoms of botulism can include: double-vision, droopy eyelids, altered voice, trouble with speaking or swallowing, and paralysis on both sides of the body that progresses from the neck down, possibly followed by difficulty in breathing.
Anyone experiencing these symptoms should seek immediate medical attention.
Diane Chun can be reached at 374-5041 or chund@gvillesun.com
If the beet juice supply gets tainted, I'll be REALLY upset!
That stuff tastes nasty as well...
Don't drink them!
This is my hubby's favorite juice....but I make sure the bottle stays refrigerated!
Carrot juice is no doubt not acid enough to sit out on the counter a long time.
Pa-twooey! (((spit)))
LOL - best spoonerism I've heard in ages
It's the juice that's questionable when it has not been refrigerated continuously.
I rather like fresh carrot juice - make it at home and throw in a couple apples for 2 lbs of carrots, and it's quite good. And to me, it tastes NOTHING like carrots.
But about the article: it seems as if this is about more than 'leaving juice out of the refrigerator.' I don't understand why this is happening with "pasteurized" juice! Unless of course, something is happening to the juice AFTER the pasteurization.
"LOL - best spoonerism I've heard in ages"
"Spoonerism". Haven't heard that in years, m. Thanks down the trip down memory lane.
LOLOLOL, m!
carrot juice isn't all that good for you anyway-ingested in large quantities it can cause vitamin A poisoning which is no laughing matter
I used to love fresh squeezed carrot juice when I was a toddler, but the doctor told my mom to stop giving it to me...I was turning orange.
I'm sticking to my twinkies until further notice.
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