Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >, The Joneses
> > wrote:
> >(snip)We had a case of
> > botulism here a few years back - a restaurant worker left boiled
> > potatoes out overnight and made a sort of uncooked dip the next day.
> > Many people sick, a few died and a few crippled/paralyzed for life.
> > Truly awful. Edrena
> I've no doubt it was truly awful and it's tragic that some folks died,
> but are you sure it was botulism? I'm thinking about the anerobic
> environment requirement for the toxin to develop and it doesn't seem
> like that requirement was met. Just curious.
> -Barb,

I'm thinking the bugs grew inside the potatoes. I'm sure as i worked for the
lawyer who handled the lawsuits following.
Edrena