r/foodsafety • u/Spiritual-Quail3583 • 1d ago

Botulism contamination hypothetical

Sorry I have anxiety/OCD so if this seems irrational that's where this is coming from. I found a can with a bit of a leak in my bag of delivered groceries. I put the rest of the food away, but now I'm worried that it got contaminated from the damaged can (which I tossed). Can botulism spread in this way? If I touched other food after handling this can? Sorry if this seems over the top but I'm very concerned about feeding these foods to my family

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u/AutoModerator 1d ago

You seem to be concerned about botulism. Remember, Botulism needs a low acid, low/no oxygen, warm, wet environment to grow and reproduce. Removing one of those factors, or cooking at sufficiently high temp for long enough, significantly hampers growth. Check out Botulism for more information.

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