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Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies
- From: Pat Meadows <pat@containerseeds.com>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:05:35 -0400
On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:29:33 -0500, you wrote:
>Agreed. Everything about the situation suggests a pre-formed toxin, that
>was evidently heat-stabile, or at least for the 15 minutes the cookies were
>baked. Sounds very much like Staphylococcal enterotoxin B, which fits
>those criteria. The eggs looked OK. I suppose the pawpaw pulp might be
>the offending source, as it was thawed at room temperature overnight (I
>forgot to stick it in the fridge to thaw.). I'm pretty adamant about
>thawing meats in the fridge, rather than at room temp, but never considered
>the pawpaw pulp as a major threat.
>
Do you suppose it's possible that it was a stomach virus,
contracted by all those people at once?
Can food poisoning really strike people 'within an hour' of
eating the item? That seems awfully fast.
Pat
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[NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies,
Lucky Pittman, 07/19/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies, Stephen Sadler, 07/19/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies,
Ginda Fisher, 07/20/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies,
Lucky Pittman, 07/20/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies,
Pat Meadows, 07/20/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies, Lucky Pittman, 07/20/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies, Stephen Sadler, 07/20/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies,
Hector Black, 07/22/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies, Lucky Pittman, 07/22/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies,
Pat Meadows, 07/20/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies, Stephen Sadler, 07/20/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies,
Lucky Pittman, 07/20/2005
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies, Jwlehman, 07/20/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] The Case of the 'Poisonous' Pawpaw Cookies, Doc Lisenby, 07/20/2005
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