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Utah inmates sick after drinking in prison
October 5, 2011 5:50 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah health officials are investigating a suspected botulism outbreak in 12 inmates who may have contracted the disease after drinking alcohol homebrewed inside a prison cell. Salt Lake Valley Health Department spokesman Nicholas Rupp says eight men were hospitalized, three of which are in critical... more » -
Baby food recalled for possible botulism
October 20, 2009 12:28 PM
There's a national baby food recall underway. Plum Organics is recalling some of its apple and carrot portable pouch baby food because of concerns over possible botulism contamination. The product was sold individually throughout the country at Toys-R-Us and Babies-R-Us stores. The California-based company says the product did... more » -
Botulism blamed for dead birds at Great Salt Lake
September 17, 2009 3:57 PM
Tens of thousands of dead birds are showing up along the shore of the Great Salt Lake. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources estimates 20,000 to 50,000 birds have died so far this year from avian botulism, a toxin that periodically plagues birds at the lake. Biologists say the outbreak... more »
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