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A comment on How Not to Die of Botulism (2013). Parent comment

Re:How Not to Die of Botulism (2013) by Otp1111 on Saturday June 17, 2017 @06:08PM (#14577941)
Boiling for ten minutes will not kill spores, but will inactivate the toxin.
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Re:How Not to Die of Botulism (2013) by odonnellryan on Saturday June 17, 2017 @10:47PM (#14578719)
Is this true? So if the toxin is already there, and you boil it, you'd be fine? I feel like that's not true.
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Re:How Not to Die of Botulism (2013) by Footkerchief on Saturday June 17, 2017 @11:11PM (#14578775)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulism#Prevention

> the botulinum toxin is destroyed by thorough cooking over the course of a few minutes

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