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I ate bread dipped in honey and without washing hand touch my 6 month old baby pecifier any risk of botulism?

Q: i ate bread dipped in honey and without washing hand touch my 6 month old baby pecifier any risk of botulism?

: I consider the risk close to zero. The botulism thing comes up when the botulism germ spores imbedded in honey get into their intestines and grow. The cited action would not be considered an exposure. After kids are a year or older their gut can process honey without this problem.

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I consider the risk close to zero. The botulism thing comes up when the botulism germ spores imbedded in honey get into their intestines and grow. The cited action would not be considered an exposure. After kids are a year or older their gut can process honey without this problem.

Answered 2/12/2023

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I ate bread dipped in honey and without washing hand touch my 6 month old baby pecifier any risk of botulism?

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