| three outbreaks of foodborne botulism caused by unsafe home canning of vegetables-ohio and washington, 2008 and 2009. | foodborne botulism is a potentially fatal paralytic illness caused by ingestion of neurotoxin produced by the spore-forming bacterium clostridium botulinum. historically, home-canned vegetables have been the most common cause of botulism outbreaks in the united states. during 2008 and 2009, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) and state and local health departments in ohio and washington state investigated three outbreaks caused by unsafe home canning of vegetables. we analyzed ... | 2011 | 22186049 |