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Botulism Fears Prompt Baby Food Recall

By PritzkerLaw

Plum Organics, a California maker of baby food, is recalling a batch of Apple & Carrot Portable Pouch products because there is a risk of contamination from the bacteria clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism.

The recall covers 4.22-ounce containers of the food, which were sold nationally at Toys-R-Us and Babies-R-Us retail stores.

The batch carries "best by'' stamps of May 21, 2010, and units have a UPC code of 890180001221. The company is warning consumers not to use the product, even if the contents appear normal.

For infants, symptoms of botulism poisoning include lethargy, weakness, poor feeding, constipation, poor head control, poor gag and sucking reflex. In adults, the symptoms include general weakness, dizziness,  double-vision and trouble with speaking or swallowing. People experiencing these problems should seek immediate medical attention.

No illnesses were reported in connection with the recall, but any parent whose baby has been sickened by the product should also contact an attorney. National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen Attorneys has represented victims of botulism, which can have an incubation period in children of 3 to 30 days.

Our firm is one of the few in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation against food manufacturers, corporate farms, insurance companies, meatpackers, food distributors and restaurants. A big part of our mission is to promote industrial food safety because we believe most cases of foodborne illness are preventable within the supply chain.

To contact a botulism attorney at Pritzker Olsen, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free), or complete our contact form with information about your case. All inquiries by you are free of charge. 

In the Plum Organics baby food recall, botulism fears rose when it was discovered that the product did not meet the FDA guidelines for proper acidity level. Improperly canned commercial foods and home-canned foods with low acidity have been sources for botulism outbreaks in the past..

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on October 21, 2009 (boomark / email).