Regional Variations in Home Canning Practices and the Risk of Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia, 2003

• Published in: Journal of food protection Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 746 - 750
• Main Authors: Tarkhashvili, N., Chokheli, M., Chubinidze, M., Abazashvili, N., Chakvetadze, N., Imnadze, P., Kretsinger, K., Varma, J., Sobel, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Limited 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Allium sativum; aspirin; boiling; Botulism; Botulism - epidemiology; canning; Censuses; Clostridium botulinum; confidence interval; Disease control; Epidemics; Food; Food contamination; Food Contamination - analysis; Food Microbiology; food preparation; Food preservation; Food Preservation - methods; Food safety; Foodborne diseases; garlic; Georgia (Republic) - epidemiology; Gram-positive bacteria; green leafy vegetables; home food preservation; household surveys; Households; Human subjects; Humans; Illnesses; Incidence; Ingestion; ingredients; jars; Methods; Neurotoxins; odds ratio; Population; Public health; Questionnaires; Regional differences; Regions; Regression analysis; Republic of Georgia; Review boards; Risk; Risk reduction; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vegetables; Vinegar; vinegars; Republic of Georgia

Foodborne botulism is a severe, paralytic illness caused by ingestion of preformed neurotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum. In 2003, we conducted a population-based household survey of home canning practices to explore marked regional variations in botulism incidence in the Republic of Georgia...