| ■ Botulism Victim in Critical Condition | 2007.08.06 |
| A Texas youngster with botulism from recalled canned food remained in critical condition Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. The youngster's sibling, who also had botulism, was released from the hospital on July 26. Both of them ate Castleberry's Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce Original for lunch on June 28 and began showing signs of botulism poisoning the next day. The unidentified siblings, both under age 18, are from Abernathy, about 17 miles north of Lubbock. Potential botulism contamination has prompted a U.S.-wide recall of tens of millions of cans of more than 90 Castleberry Food Co. products, including chili, hash and stew, the AP reported. So far, there have been four confirmed cases of botulism linked to the products. Along with the two Texas siblings, two people in Indiana have become ill. In New Mexico, officials are investigating whether a 52-year-old man paralyzed with botulism poisoning ate any of the recalled Castleberry products, the AP said. |