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A member asked:
Is true that honey is harmful to children under one year? because when my daughter was sick a nurse told me g honey 4 sore throat i and i did.
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True!: Botulism is a risk (life-threatening toxic exposure) when infants younger than a year consume wild honey. Breastfed infants are somewhat protected. Avoid honey for all infants before their first birthday!
Answered 12/10/2013
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Can be: Ingestion of honey contaminated with spores of clostridium botulinum causes infantile botulism, a potentially life threatening infection. Because of possible contamination, honey is not allowed to infants.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Sometimes: The most at risk are young infants. Their digestive system is immature & susceptible to this problem. Honey can contain botulism spores that will mature in the baby gut & begin to form the botulinum toxin that can cause muscle weakness, lethargy & interfere with breathing. After they turn a year old this has not been a problem.
Answered 8/17/2017
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