Botulism Poisoning

Botulism Poisoning

The organism called Bacillus Botulinus is a toxin or poison which is found occasionally in canned foods.

The poison that Bacillus Botulinus produces after its growth for several weeks or months in a sealed jar is not entirely destroyed in the preserving or canning process.

The form of poisoning by the Bacillus Botulinus is known as botulism poisoning.

The Bacillus Botulinus seems to be able to resist under certain conditions the action of heat at boiling temperature.
Lemon juice added to the food in the process of canning seems, as far as experiments are concerned, to be a protective agent against Bacillus Botulinus. But this is not absolute.

To avoid danger of botulism poisoning, discard any canned goods that are the least suspicious looking, or boil rapidly the contents of jars or cans for 5 minutes.

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