Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin is warning Georgians not to eat a recalled dip due to the possibility of contamination with Clostridium botulinum.

Clostridium botulinum is a bacterium that causes botulism. Botulism is a potentially fatal form of food poisoning. People contaminated with the bacteria can have symptoms like doubled of blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty in swallowing, muscle weakness that moves progressively down the body, difficulty in breathing, abdominal distension and constipation. Botulism can even result in death due to respiratory failure although there have been registered a very small number of deaths in the U.S. in the last 50 years.
 
The recall includes 11.76-oz jars of Olivier brand Parmesan & Asiago Dip with Garlic & Basil, manufactured by the Olivier Olive Oil Products company of St. Helena, California. The jars were sold nationally at Williams-Sonoma stores and at two Olivier Napa Valley retail stores in California, the San Jose Mercury News reports.

The recalled jars are labeled with one of the following lot numbers: OPA 34171, OPA 23471, OAP 17271, OAP 17671, OAP 36061, OAP 36161, or OPA 33961. According to public health officials, lot numbers are printed on the side of the glass jar where there is no label.

Consumers are urged not to eat the dip in jars with those lot numbers even if it does not look or smell spoiled. They are also encouraged to call the California Department of Public Health Complaint Hotline at 1-800-495-3232 if they found any of the recalled jars.

Health officials said that no one had presented symptoms of botulism so far. However, people experiencing any symptoms of the disease should immediately seek medical attention, especially that the period of incubation can be from two hours to two weeks.