Hourly Notes: Botulism: The tapenade incrimée requires the recall of products

Many brand products have been recalled La Ruche. After the "Delights of Marie-Claire" is now the turn of "Secrets of Anaïs' to be the subject of a recall. Analyses of these canned products have revealed the presence of the germ Clostridium botulinum, the toxin is botillique. Given these results, the prefecture did not want to take risks. Back on the events that led to this decision.

Eight people poisoned

Five members of one family were hospitalized after taking a meal a week ago. They were placed under general anesthesia and airway management, having been victims of a "neuro-food poisoning." The prognosis then was hired for one of them. Indeed, the grandmother was between life and death, while four others were in a state of "severe". While a few days later, three more people came to the hospital with the same symptoms, hospital quickly suspected a botulinum toxin to be the cause of the poisoning. An investigation was then opened by the prefecture in connection with the Regional Health Agency and some of the food consumed, may be the cause of intoxication, were taken.

A problem of sterilization

After conducting research and analysis conducted, the authorities have found the cause of the ills of the eight patients: the tapenade of green olives with almonds produced at La Ruche de Cavaillon, Vaucluse and in the marketed under the mark "The delights of Marie Claire." Wednesday, the prefecture has indeed indicated that the tapenade was performed with material "unsuitable for sterilization." This would have indeed been made with "a washing machine-like."
Sleep and early European

While both manufacturers have relied on their "ignorance" to justify this neglect, the prefecture decided to "a prefectural order of suspension of activity" against the company and reiterated "its products in company." The alert has also been extended to European level. The departments which are distributed the product under investigation is indeed very tourist during the summer. After the tapenade of green olives with almonds, dried tomato cream cheese, on the alert now also anchoïade, the thoïonades, eggplant caviar, pesto sauce, pesto, the poivronnade, the poichichade and the artichonade produced by La Ruche.

What is botulism?

Botulism (from Latin Botulinus, "sausage") is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a bacterial neurotoxin, botulinum toxin (formerly known as botulinum toxin) or botulinum toxin, produced by different species of anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, the best known as Clostridium botulinum. Human botulism is primarily associated with toxin type A, B and E. Their mechanism of action is inhibition of acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction, blocking the transmission between nerve and muscle and leads to respiratory paralysis and locomotor.