Tainted hot dog chili sauce sends 4 to hospital

[Contrary1]

"WASHINGTON - Federal health officials warned consumers Wednesday to throw away certain cans of hot dog chili sauce after the product was linked to botulism that has sent four people to the hospital.

The warning applies to 10-ounce cans of Castleberry’s, Austex and Kroger brands of hot dog chili sauce with “best by” dates from April 30, 2009, through May 22, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration said. It wasn’t immediately clear how widely the products were distributed.

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Botulism is a muscle-paralyzing disease caused by a toxin made by a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum, according to the CDC.

Brackett urged consumers to discard any of the recalled cans without opening them. “The toxin is so potent if they get it on their hands or it sprays in their face, it could make them ill,” he said..."

The recall covers the following universal product codes:

Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030000101);
Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030099533);
Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 1111083942).

More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19839005

[SoCalDem]

1. Or maybe rub it on your foreheads to cure wrinkles?

:)

[Swamp Rat]

4. Or insanity?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. Don't be silly

You'd have to inject the chili under your skin for it to work. :P

[karlrschneider]

2. I don't think that crap contains any food products anyway.

Well, maybe some cardboard and anti-freeze...

:eyes:

[Contrary1]

3. I bought it once...that was enough for me.

But, there may be some folks out there who like it.

[Jed Dilligan]

5. That sounds gross.

Aren't you supposed to make chili dogs with actual chili?

[Horse with no Name]

8. It's the poor person's chili

:(
Has the appearance of chili...but chili costs over $1 a can and this crap costs less than .50.

[silverojo]

6. K&R for safety's sake! n/t

[JTFrog]

9. Disgusting stuff.

I bought this stuff once cuz my kids wanted it. It's disgusting. I don't even know how you could tell if it was bad, lol.

It's stories like this that make me realize how lucky I was not to get sick as a teenager. I was pretty naive and would eat things cold straight out of the can.


I found this link interesting. Kinda reminds me of ambulance chasers. These guys work fast.

http://www.bsclegal.com/investigations/botulismhotdogsauce.html - "This web site may be considered advertising under the rules of Oregon."

[Contrary1]

10. Kick