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What is Botulism and Why Should You Care?Are you canning your fresh vegetables? Curing your own meats? Whatever the reason as to why you might be in your kitchen preparing food- you will need to know about the life threatening disease called Botulism, what it is, and how to avoid it at all costs. Botulism is caused by the ingestion of a potent neurotoxin produced during growth of the C. botulinum bacteria. This neurotoxin is among the most toxic substances known; even microscopic amounts can cau …