Warning on French botulism outbreak

09 September 2011

The Food Standards Agency is warning people not to consume certain branded foods that have been linked to an outbreak of botulism in France. The affected products are pastes and spreads. They are not distributed in the UK but may have been bought in France or off the Internet. They are produced by a company called La Ruche, based in Cavaillon, France, and are branded as:

• Les Délices de Marie Claire
• Terre de Mistral
• Les Secrets d'Anaïs

The pastes or spreads are made with olives, basil, sun-dried tomatoes, bell-peppers, anchovies, tuna, chickpeas, artichokes and aubergines.

More information on the FSA website: http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2011/sep/botulism