Share 'Warning on dangers of storing garlic in oil'

I was amazed to read from a book on growing Garlic by Penny Woodward that it is dangerous to store garlic in oil in the fridge. Apparently there were some serious cases of botulism in the USA and Canada in the 1980's. Laws have been passed in these countries plus Australia to ban storing any herbs, spices or vegetables with a PH of no greater than 4.6 being stored in oil in a fridge. Foods with a…