US EditionBotulism: 78-Year-Old Woman Dies After Eating Canned Carrot Cake
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A 78-year-old woman died on the night of July 28-29 in Maine-et-Loire. She is part of six friends intoxicated with botulism in mid-July near Cholet, after eating a homemade cake based on...
She simply wanted to share a dessert with her friends. But this friendly moment turned to drama. A 78-year-old woman died on the night of July 28-29 in Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, after being contaminated with botulism. She had made a carrot cake with a jar of home sterilized vegetables. The group of friends, a total of six people, shared the same cake at the beginning of July. In the following days, all of them had severe symptoms and were hospital…
A 78-year-old woman from Jallais in Maine-et-Loire died on Monday, July 28, 2025, after being poisoned by botulism. She was the one who had "prepared the canned" carrots suspected of having contaminated a group of six people hospitalized in the Cholet area between July 7 and 14, 2025.
Since the beginning of the summer, several cases of botulism contamination have been reported in France. Provoking a health alert in some areas. These food contaminations, linked to canned homes, are particularly worrying the authorities. A 78-year-old woman died on the night of Monday 28 to Tuesday 29 July according to BFMTV. After several weeks of hospitalization in Maine-et-Loire. She was part of a group of six people admitted in July for sus…
In Maine-et-Loire, a retired woman hospitalized for several weeks after contamination by botulism toxin, died Monday night, said Wednesday 30 July the prosecutor of Angers Eric Bouillard. An investigation into the causes of death was opened.
Another affected person would still be in a state of concern.
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