botulism• The girl's landlady had made a packedlunch from pork which is at the centre of a botulismalert.• The vetdiagnosedbotulism so undoubtedly the goose was infected.• Clostridium botulinum occurs in the soil and it is the cause of botulism.• Should the vichyssoise contain a touch of botulism, however, there would be small need for alarm.• It's believed warmweather has led to a build up of botulism bacteria in the canal.
Originbotulism
(1800-1900)Germanbotulismus, from Latinbotulus“sausage”; because the bacteria were first found in sausages and other cooked meats