Clostridium botulinum in Drinks

Make sure your processing is enough

Clostridium botulinum form spores making them harder to control. Image from http://www.clker.com/

The headline of this article, “Rhode Island consumers warned to avoid Health is Wealth products because of botulism concerns”. caught my eye because my biggest concern is the food poisoning caused by inadequate or inappropriate processing to destroy bacteria. Failure to process low acid foods at the higher temperatures and for the longer times required for the destruction botulinum toxin is something that I see too often. You can read more about my concerns about Clostridium botulinum. Many food entrepreneurs do not know enough food science or food safety and so they do not understand the risks they are taking. 

If you are making food that is packaged and sold to consumers, rather than eaten straight away, please please contact a food safety expert NOW! I do free food safety coach calls. Book an appointment today.