Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Two separate botulism outbreaks have been reported in Italy in summer 2025 — one linked to broccoli in oil from a food truck in Calabria, the other tied to guacamole at a Sardinian festival. At least two people have died, and several remain in hospital, including an 11-year-old boy in intensive care. Botulism is rare — about 1,000 cases worldwide each year — but it’s one of the most serious forms of food poisoning. The science to prevent it has been known for over a century, but it only works if every step is done right.
Topics covered in this video:
What botulism is and how it affects the body
How to prevent botulism
A look back at the 1919 olive tragedy that changed food safety rules in the US
Sources:
itv.com/news/2025-08-11/man-52-dies-after-eating-broccoli-sandwich-in-southern-italy
people.com/man-dead-9-others-hospitalized-after-eating-sandwiches-amid-botulism-outbreak-11788221
standard.co.uk/news/world/man-dies-as-broccoli-recalled-across-italy-in-deadly-outbreak-b1242271.html
Corriere Salerno | Il Fatto Alimentare | RaiNews | Quotidiano Nazionale
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Two separate botulism outbreaks have been reported in Italy in summer 2025 — one linked to broccoli in oil from a food truck in Calabria, the other tied to guacamole at a Sardinian festival. At least two people have died, and several remain in hospital, including an 11-year-old boy in intensive care. Botulism is rare — about 1,000 cases worldwide each year — but it’s one of the most serious forms of food poisoning. The science to prevent it has been known for over a century, but it only works if every step is done right.
Topics covered in this video:
What botulism is and how it affects the body
How to prevent botulism
A look back at the 1919 olive tragedy that changed food safety rules in the US
Sources:
itv.com/news/2025-08-11/man-52-dies-after-eating-broccoli-sandwich-in-southern-italy
people.com/man-dead-9-others-hospitalized-after-eating-sandwiches-amid-botulism-outbreak-11788221
standard.co.uk/news/world/man-dies-as-broccoli-recalled-across-italy-in-deadly-outbreak-b1242271.html
Corriere Salerno | Il Fatto Alimentare | RaiNews | Quotidiano Nazionale
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