Home canning safety: Proper techniques essential to prevent botulism and foodborne illness
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Summary
Article discusses home canning safety as gardening season begins, warning that improper canning techniques can allow Clostridium botulinum bacteria to grow and produce the toxin responsible for botulism poisoning. While botulism is rare, it can cause paralysis, respiratory failure, and death, and the toxin cannot be detected by sight, smell, or taste.
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Food safety experts warn that improper canning techniques can create conditions that allow dangerous bacteria, including Clostridium botulinum, to grow.
Although botulism is rare, it can cause paralysis, respiratory failure and death.
Botulinum toxin cannot be seen, smelled or tasted.
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