Bottled carrot juice may have paralyzed woman

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Bottled carrot juice may have paralyzed woman

 

Jeez... nothing is safe any more... hamburger, spinach, raw milk, recentlylettuce, some fruits like melons, and now carrot juice. Like Jay Leno said tonight... I'm going back to eating bacon! Cindi Bottled carrot juice may have paralyzed woman 4 people have been hospitalized with botulism poisoning from organic drink TAMPA, Fla. - Investigators believe botulism toxin from bottled carrot juiceparalyzed a woman, the fourth person thought to be poisoned by bacteria inthe drink. The unidentified woman is unresponsive and has been hospitalized sincemid-September, said Jylmarie Kintz, epidemiologist for the HillsboroughCounty Health Department. Three people in Georgia experienced respiratory failure and remainhospitalized on ventilators since drinking the bottled carrot juice a monthago, according to federal officials. The trio were from Washington County, Ga., and shared a meal Sept. 7 thatincluded carrot juice made by Bolthouse Farms, the Atlanta-based U.S.Centers for Disease Control said Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said the victims may have improperlyhandled the juice after purchase. Fresh carrot juice is low in acid, whichmeans it must be kept refrigerated to prevent the growth of bacteria. Both bottles were consumed by the victims within their “best used by” dateand came from different lots, the CDC said. Warning issued The FDA is investigating other possible causes and has issued a warning toconsumers not to drink Bolthouse Carrot Juice with a use-by date of Nov. 11or earlier. Bolthouse Farms of Bakersfield, Calif., issued a voluntary recall for thejuice last week. The juice as distributed in every state and in Mexico,Canada and Hong Kong with the labels “Bolt House Farms 100% Carrot Juice,”“Earthbound Farm Organic Carrot Juice,” and “President’s Choice Organics100% Pure Carrot Juice.” Tim Warner, a Washington-based public relations representative for BolthouseFarms, referred consumers to Bolthouse Farms’ company Web site foradditional information about the recall. Warner said all of the company’s other products remain available toconsumers. He encouraged consumers to refrigerate all perishable products. Botulism poisoning symptoms include double vision, droopy eyelids, troublespeaking or swallowing and paralysis on both sides of the body thatprogresses from the neck down.

 

 

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