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ARMENIAN EXPERTS EXAMINING OLIVES FROM ITALY TO PREVENT BOTULISM
/ARKA/
November 1, 2011
Yerevan
YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. Armenian experts will examine olives
imported from Italy to find out whether they contain botulism
causative agents, Babken Pipoyan, the spokesman of Armenian agriculture
ministry~Rs food safety agency, told ARKA News Agency on Tuesday.
A day earlier, Russian Rospotrebnadzor placed a report on its website
warning against consuming olives brought from Italy since they could
cause botulism, a disease affecting nervous system.
Pipoyan found it difficult to say when exactly the latest consignment
of Italian olives was brought to Armenia.
He said that the safety certificate that took force in Armenia on
November 1 embraces all the imported foods.
Botulism also known as botulinus intoxication is a rare but serious
paralytic illness caused by botulinum toxin.
Muscle weakness, nausea and vomiting among the botulism symptoms.
In addition, it can also cause disruptions in the autonomic nervous
system. This is experienced as a dry mouth and throat (due to
decreased production of saliva), postural hypotension (decreased
blood pressure on standing, with resultant lightheadedness and
risk of blackouts), and eventually constipation (due to decreased
peristalsis).
/ARKA/
November 1, 2011
Yerevan
YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. Armenian experts will examine olives
imported from Italy to find out whether they contain botulism
causative agents, Babken Pipoyan, the spokesman of Armenian agriculture
ministry~Rs food safety agency, told ARKA News Agency on Tuesday.
A day earlier, Russian Rospotrebnadzor placed a report on its website
warning against consuming olives brought from Italy since they could
cause botulism, a disease affecting nervous system.
Pipoyan found it difficult to say when exactly the latest consignment
of Italian olives was brought to Armenia.
He said that the safety certificate that took force in Armenia on
November 1 embraces all the imported foods.
Botulism also known as botulinus intoxication is a rare but serious
paralytic illness caused by botulinum toxin.
Muscle weakness, nausea and vomiting among the botulism symptoms.
In addition, it can also cause disruptions in the autonomic nervous
system. This is experienced as a dry mouth and throat (due to
decreased production of saliva), postural hypotension (decreased
blood pressure on standing, with resultant lightheadedness and
risk of blackouts), and eventually constipation (due to decreased
peristalsis).