Can Botulism Kill You? Here's Why The FDA Recalled Tomato Sauce Brands, Warns of Risk

The FDA has recalled First and Last Bakery’s tomato sauce products on Monday, over fears of botulism contamination. (Credit: Photo by Anshu A on Unsplash)

KEY POINTS

• FDA recall: Tomato sauces pulled over botulism concerns
• What makes botulism so dangerous?
• How to stay safe and prevent infection

Check your pantries. On Monday, 3 November, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of several tomato sauce products from First and Last Bakery, LLC of Hartford, Connecticut, due to potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum — a bacterium that produces toxins responsible for botulism, one of the deadliest forms of food poisoning.