A wild garlic pesto sauce from a small local producer in central France has been linked to the cases of suspected botulism - a potentially fatal disease.
Five people have been taken to hospital and put on ventilators with suspected botulism linked to pesto. The French ministry of farming on Tuesday said it detected five likely cases of food-borne botulism linked to contaminated pesto sauce that had been sold at some regional market fairs in central France. According to French media, the five people had enjoyed a birthday meal together before they fell ill. Two couples were taken to hospital on Saturday and another person on Sunday.
It comes from a bacteria, which, along with its spores, can live in soil and can be found on the surface of fruits, vegetables, and herbs. The bacteria can make potent neurotoxins which cause botulism. Food-borne botulism primarily is caused by the consumption of improperly processed food which has been contaminated. The French government issued an immediate recall of the cooking paste, which was made by a small local producer.
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