### q2 botulism was common in early canned goods > To grow, Botulinum spores require a low salt, oxygen free environment, with low acidity, enough water, access to protein and a few other nutrients. The inside of a piece of cooked meat is ideal, but so is the inside of many canned foods if they are not processed adequately. As a result, botulism nearly derailed the nascent food canning industry completely, with cases becoming increasingly common as the industry expanded in the early twentieth century Kind of reminds me of how people talk about nuclear power - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fn6rq8kp7hwnygse2eqnv8c5) - [[Botulism is the World's Deadliest Thing by Anthony Warner#q2 botulism was common in early canned goods|View in Vault]]