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I took a bite of raw garlic infused olive oil. it was homemade and sat at room temp for 3 days and then refrigerated. scared about batulism?
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Very unlikely but...: Eating garlic-infused olive oil that is not refrigerated can cause botulism but this is extremely rare and the vast majority of the time will not be a problem. The fact that you only had a bite is also good as even if it contained some botulism toxin you would not have ingested much. If you develop worrisome symptoms go to the ER. See http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/botulism/
Answered 8/21/2015
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