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    I just copied and pasted this from another msg board I read it on but yea this is scarey.... I drink their juice all the time

    Toxic carrot juice paralyzes 2 residents in T.O.

    09/10/2006 7:59:35 PM

    Two Toronto residents are paralyzed in hospital after they drank toxic carrot juice that was recalled across North America last week, Toronto Public Health has confirmed.

    One of the products recalled was Bolthouse Farms 100% Carrot Juice.

    The juice, produced by Bolthouse Farms in Bakersfield, Calif., was ordered off shelves Sept. 30 after four cases of botulism were linked to toxic carrot juice in the United States.

    Dr. Elizabeth Rea, an associate medical officer of health, told the Toronto Star that lab test results confirmed the carrot juice purchased in Toronto sometime last month and consumed by the Toronto patients was positive for the botulism toxin.

    Bolthouse Farms' 100 per cent Carrot Juice, Earthbound Farm Organic Carrot Juice and President's Choice Organics 100 per cent Pure Carrot Juice with a best-before date before Nov. 11 have been recalled.

    Botulism can cause paralysis and, in severe cases, the paralysis can restrict breathing capabilities, forcing patients onto ventilators.

    Rea wouldn't confirm whether the two Toronto patients are on ventilators, the Toronto Star reported.

    Symptoms of botulism include blurred vision, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing and paralysis.

    About 10 per cent of people who fall ill from botulism die.

    Early treatment is a must, Toronto Public Health said.

    The Canadian Food Inspection Agency warns that contaminated food may not look or even smell like it has spoiled.

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    Default Re: Carrot Juice?

    I heard on NPR that it was unrefrigerated carrot juice. As in, they had failed to keep it chilled. Which is stupid, but should never carry that kind of a risk.

    Dammit, why are all the vegetables turning deadly!

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    I wonder if having a recent tetanus shot would help at all? Isn't botulism poisoning a form of lock jaw?

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    Yikes...thank god I juice my own carrots!!

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    ooo that is horrible! i love bolthouse drinks! man what is going on with our produce?

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    Man, you don't know what you're getting anymore.

    I'm buying a juicer tomorrow.
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    What the fuck is with American vegetables poisoning everyone lately? o_o


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    thanx 4 the info..next time say CARROT JUICE dangerous !!! so I would'ce clicked earlier.

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    That sucks.. Carrot juice is 1 of my daily staples!
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