I purchased an hero delicia jam in 2024 jan and it was made in 2023 August. I opened it several times and kept it in refrigerator. Now today I ate it again , on opening it did smell bad but I still ate it but after eating eating it tasted so weird, so I just google up in a hurry and got to know about botulism ! I am so scared right now will I have botulism too ?? I guess I hadn’t opened the jam for a year and opened it now and ate it .
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by PeaEcstatic3272
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The sugar content probably isn’t a great host for botulism, but a smarter person might correct me.
>Symptoms of foodborne botulism include:
>
>Trouble swallowing or speaking
>Dry mouth
>Facial weakness on both sides of the face
>Blurred or double vision
>Drooping eyelids
>Trouble breathing
>Nausea, vomiting and stomach cramps
>Paralysis
From [The Mayo Clinic](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/botulism/symptoms-causes/syc-20370262)
Monitor for symptoms? Of course throw out the jam if you feel unsafe consuming it.
Edit: [Here’s is a thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/Canning/s/R8iVXyZgxs) from this sub that discusses botulism.
Botulism is a risk in a low-acid anaerobic environment. It’s not likely to be a risk from an old open jar of jam. A fruit jam is high acid, and the open jar is no longer anaerobic. But there are certainly other things that could go wrong with an open jar of jam, and they could make you sick! I would recommend throwing out any product that smells bad, looks bad, or tastes bad. (Botulism is tasteless and odorless, BTW.)
Check with poison control. Or go to a doctor.