周四加州衛(wèi)生部門表示，調查發(fā)現問題食品來自加州一處加油站，該加油站銷售的一個開封的蘸醬被認為與本次疫情相關聯(lián)。然而衛(wèi)生部門并沒有從尚未開封的醬包中檢出肉毒毒素。
肉毒桿菌中毒可以引起麻痹、呼吸困難，嚴重者會出現死亡。本次事件共造成1名37歲男子死亡，9人患病。
部分原文報道如下：
California health officials said a botulism outbreak linked to nacho-cheese sauce appears limited to an opened bag of the sauce.
The statement on Thursday comes after the state Department of Public Health found no traces of the toxin in another unopened bag of the sauce that was seized from the fuel station in Walnut Grove, a suburb of Sacramento.
The toxin can cause paralysis, breathing difficulty and, in a small fraction of cases, death. A 37-year-old man died and nine others fell ill after eating the sauce.
Earlier this week a Sacramento woman who contracted botulism sued the gas station and the maker of the cheese dip, alleging negligence.
