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  • From: "gutierrez-lagatta" <gutierrez-lagatta AT charter.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Honey and babies
  • Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 04:51:45 -0500


Yes Marc,
Honey is not recommended for infants under the age of 12 months,
especially raw honey. Apparently their systems cannot handle naturally
occuring spores in honey.
"Honey can harbor the botulinum spore. This spore, under the right
conditions, can grow and give off a deadly toxin. The spore is
inhibited from growing in environments of high acidity. The acidity of
an infant's digestive system is not high enough to prevent the growth
of the spore. By the time a baby is one year old, stomach acidity has
risen closer to that of an adults, and is at a level that would
inhibit the growth of the spore."

See http://www.medformation.com/mf/stay.nsf/Nutrition/Honey_and_Babies
> I had no idea honey could kill young children. I would like to hear
more
> about that!

Adriana





  • Honey and babies, gutierrez-lagatta, 08/26/2002

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