Botulism is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by toxins produced by 
Clostridium botulinum. We report a case of botulism in a 38-year-old man after 
eating canned "garlic in chilli-oil". The patient was treated with antiserum. 
The diagnosis was confirmed by detection of botulinum B toxin by a bio-assay and 
growth of Clostridium botulinum from the food left-overs.