EXCLUSIVE Food safety expert's urgent warning over where you store your condiments as MAYO kills one and infects 75 READ MORE: What you can and CAN'T eat amid America's bird flu outbreak By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 14:00 EDT, 24 May 2024 | Updated: 14:19 EDT, 24 May 2024 e-mail 54 View comments Dr Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert at Northeastern University in Boston and former FDA and USDA food safety advisor, shared tips for storing condiments like mayonnaise Food safety experts are warning Americans against storing condiments like mayo, pesto, and barbecue sauce in the pantry following an international outbreak of deadly bacteria. Earlier this month, health officials in Saudi Arabia sounded the alarm after 75 people were sickened with botulism, a rare food-borne pathogen that attacks the body's nerves .
Of these cases, 11 were left hospitalized and 20 needed to be monitored in intensive care. One individual died. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) found that the toxin that causes botulism Clostridium Botulinum, was found in mayonnaise sold at the chain Hamburgini in the capital city Riyadh.
Dr Darin Detwiler, former FDA and USDA advisor and food safety expert at Northeastern University in Boston, told DailyMail.com that while botulism is rare in the US, 'the severity is high,' making proper condiment storage essential. 'Condiments, including mayonnaise, can be at risk if not handled or stored properly,' he said.
Mayonnaise is an egg.
