What foods are linked to B. cereus food poisoning?
The foods that have been associated with the diarrheal type of food poisoning include meats, milk, vegetables, and fish. But other types of foods like starchy foods such as potato, pasta and cheese products and food mixtures such as sauces, puddings, soups, casseroles, pastries and salads have been linked to B cereus poisoning. Who are at high risk for the foodborne illness? All people are believed to be at the risk of B. cereus food poisoning. The following is a recall we reported early By David Liu and edited by Sheilah Downey Unilever, based out of Englewood Cliffs, NJ on Dec 3, 2009 issued a voluntary recall for Slim-Fast Ready-to-Drink products in cans due to possible bacterial contamination. The company, in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration, is recalling all Slim-Fast ready to drink products in cans due to the possible contamination of Bacillus cereus. B. cereus is an endemic, soil-dwelling, gram, positive, beta-hemolytic bacterium. Some strains of this bacterium
