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Eight Hospitalized from Homemade Salad Tainted with Botulism

7/5/2025

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Eight individuals in California faced hospitalization after eating a homemade salad tainted with the lethal Clostridium botulinum toxin. The salad, crafted from uncooked nopales and stored incorrectly in heat, led to alarming symptoms like double vision and trouble swallowing. Thankfully, the CDC reported that all patients have since recovered from this significant foodborne botulism outbreak.

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Eight individuals in California faced hospitalization after eating a homemade salad tainted with the lethal Clostridium botulinum toxin. The salad, crafted from uncooked nopales and stored incorrectly in heat, led to alarming symptoms like double vision and trouble swallowing. Thankfully, the CDC reported that all patients have since recovered from this significant foodborne botulism outbreak.