good grief!  first spinach, then lettuce and now carrot juice . . . what's
next?

NO!  NOOOOO!  pleeeeeeeeze, don't let it be chocolate!

kate
(thinking . . . if it does turn out to be chocolate, then we KNOW it has to
be a terrorist plot!!!!)

                               Investigators Believe Botulism Toxin From
                               Bottled Carrot Juice Paralyzed Fla. Woman
                               10-06-2006 11:26 PM

                               TAMPA, Fla. --  Investigators believe
botulism
                               toxin from bottled carrot juice paralyzed a
                               woman, the fourth person thought to be
poisoned
                               by bacteria in the drink.
                               The unidentified woman is unresponsive and
has
                               been hospitalized since mid-September, said
                               Jylmarie Kintz, epidemiologist for the
                               Hillsborough County Health Department.
                               Three people in Georgia experienced
respiratory
                               failure and remain hospitalized on
ventilators
                               since drinking the bottled carrot juice a
month
                               ago, according to federal officials.
                               The trio were from Washington County, Ga.,
and
                               shared a meal Sept. 7 that included carrot
juice
                               made by Bolthouse Farms, the Atlanta-based
U.S.
                               Centers for Disease Control said Friday.
                               The Food and Drug Administration said the
                               victims may have improperly handled the
juice
                               after purchase. Fresh carrot juice is low in
                               acid, which means it must be kept
refrigerated
                               to prevent the growth of bacteria.
                               Both bottles were consumed by the victims
within
                               their "best used by" date and came from
                               different lots, the CDC said.
                               The FDA is investigating other possible
causes
                               and has issued a warning to consumers not to
                               drink Bolthouse Carrot Juice with a use-by
date
                               of Nov. 11 or earlier.
                               Bolthouse Farms of Bakersfield, Calif.,
issued a
                               voluntary recall for the juice last week.
The
                               juice as distributed in every state and in
                               Mexico, Canada and Hong Kong with the labels
                               "Bolt House Farms 100% Carrot Juice,"
                               "Earthbound Farm Organic Carrot Juice," and
                               "President's Choice Organics 100% Pure
Carrot
                               Juice."
                               Tim Warner, a Washington-based public
relations
                               representative for Bolthouse Farms, referred
                               consumers to Bolthouse Farms' company Web
site
                               for additional information about the recall.
                               Warner said all of the company's other
products
                               remain available to consumers. He encouraged
                               consumers to refrigerate all perishable
products.
                               Botulism poisoning symptoms include double
                               vision, droopy eyelids, trouble speaking or
                               swallowing and paralysis on both sides of
the
                               body that progresses from the neck down.
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                               On the Net:
                               http://www.bolthouse.com

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