Botulism outbreak - shortfalls identified

Back on the 12 February I wrote about two botulism incidents in the US. USA Today has written a recent report on the problems identified at the Castleberry's Food site. The FDA Inspectors identified that:

• Two 10-foot-tall cookers may not have heated cans enough to kill all bacteria, including those leading to botulism toxin.
• The cookers had broken alarms, a leaky valve and an inaccurate temperature device.

Sobering reading.