Bassetti: "You can't die from botulism, too much superficiality in food preparation."

"You can't die from botulism in 2025, and there can't be so many poisonings, with cases first in Sardinia and now in Calabria. There's too much ignorance and superficiality in food preservation and preparation and in the fight against infections. We need to be more careful, and it seems to me that the topic isn't on the prevention agenda." This was stated to Adnkronos Salute by Matteo Bassetti, director of Infectious Diseases at the San Martino Polyclinic Hospital in Genoa, commenting on the suspected botulism poisoning in Cosenza that reportedly caused the death of a 52-year-old man and left several people hospitalized in Cosenza. In Cagliari, eight cases of food poisoning—likely related to botulism—have been reported in recent days after eating tacos with guacamole at a party.