[CH] RE:botulism
Kit Anderson (kitridge@bigfoot.com)
Thu, 01 Jul 1999 20:19:31 -0400
> There will be spores on the dried chiles, but if they are dry, the spores
> wqon't grow. It takes something like 35% water content for there to be
> growth.
>
> Botulism requires a set of conditions to allow the vegetative cells to
> develop from the spores and then produce the toxin. No water, no growth,
> no toxin. :-)
>
>
> Chuck Demas
Is not there are the risk of infection to the vegetable matter in the
bottle if exposed to air?
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Kit