Meats, poultry and related dishes such as gravy, dressing, stews and casseroles. Foods held improperly on steam tables. Serve meat dishes hot and as soon as cooked. Chill foods rapidly in shallow, small containers. Clostridium botulinum Ingestion of food containing toxin produced by botulinum bacteria under environmental conditions without oxygen.
Symptoms are difficult to treat since viruses are resistant to antibiotics.