KDLG – KNOM, Nome: Three people have contracted botulism after eating separate batches of fermented seal flipper in Koyuk.
Thailand health officials issued a warning Sunday advising the public against the consumption of contaminated boiled bamboo shoot that are packaged in plastic bags or buckles due to a botulism risk.
The Minister of Public Health, Rajata Rajatanavin has advised the public to re-boil bagged or buckled boiled bamboo shoots prior to consumption for 15 minutes, in order to get rid of Clostridium botulinum bacteria.
He has said that these toxins can be easily destroyed after boiling the food for 15 minutes. However, boiled bamboo shoots with unusual package, color, or smell, should not be consumed, and advises the public to get rid of it by burying it.
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