Botulism and Legal Liability

Ed Van Dorn

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Yesterday I blogged on a recent discovery of botulism contaminated food products. Today's Washington Post has more on this story. Now there are 92 products manufactured by Castlebury Foods that should be avoided.

The Post story leads with this warning.

People should immediately throw away more than 90 different products, from chili sauce to corned beef hash to dog food, produced at a plant linked to a botulism outbreak, the government warned Monday. Castleberry's Food Company temporarily closed the suspect plant.

Consumers with questions about the recall may contact Castleberry's at 1-888-203-8446. We urge everyone to exercise extreme caution when purchasing and eating the types of food that may be contaminated. Botulism can cause very serious illness and even death.

People poisoned by contaminated food may have legal recourse against the manufacuterer under the product liability laws. If you or a loved one have been effected by contaminated food you can contact our firm for advice.

For more on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective and Dangerous Products.