A member asked:

I know honey isn't safe for my infant, so i'm wondering, is it ok for him to have a wooden teething toy with a beeswax polish on it?

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Dr. Douglas Fronzaglia ii, do, ms answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Geriatrics

No: Botulism spores can be in the wax as well as the honey.

Answered 1/24/2016

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Pacifier: I would not give the baby the wood pacifier with that varnish on it, but look for a ortho approved pacifier.

Answered 6/30/2019

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Dr. Robert Devin answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Teething toy OK: Bees wax has no sugar. Honey does and can cause caries.

Answered 10/4/2016

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