Without proper sealing, the company said, there’s a risk of food leaking or contamination with Clostridium botulinum, or botulism. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled ...

Here’s everything experts need you to know. Clostridium botulinum is a bacterium that produces botulinum toxin, the neurotoxin that causes botulism, says Dr. Daniel Kuritzkes, Chief of the ...

Clostridium botulinum is a rod-shaped, spore-forming, bacterium that can produce botulinum toxins under low-oxygen conditions, according to the USDA. The bacterium grows on improperly sterilized ...