I think most people know to avoid honey in infants, but I came across a website that recommended sweetening babies' tea with honey...well, I promptly emailed them to alert them to the danger of infant botulism. Now they're asking me for references, so I'm thankful to have this list as a wellspring of infinite resources :)
Tania--The 'infantbot' link does mention that some cases of infant botulism 'may' have been contracted thru airborne sources.
Thanks again! Alexandra
On Jun 17, 2004, at 10:41 PM, Underwood, Julie (SERCHS) wrote:
I attended the Milk,Mammals and Marsupials conference last year and there
was a session on infant botulism presented by L Potvin an IBCLE from Central
Coast Health Paediatrics in Gosford NSW. There was nothing that this lady
did not know about the disease having looked after a baby affected by it.
She stated that honey can carry the Clostridium Botulinum spore and should
not be given to infants under a year of age. She also included raw veges and
corn syrup in her carriers list. If anyone at your workplace attended the
conference they would have a transcript of her talk and I am sure she would
be happy to talk to anyone if you contacted her. Two references listed were
http://www.infantbot.org and
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/botulism.htm.. Hope this helps
regards Julie.
-----Original Message----- From: Tania Smallwood [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 16:18 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Honey for infants
I also have a question along those lines...
Have a friend who has a 4 month old, they are honey producers on a small
scale, but are worried about the fact that their little one will soon be
mobile and in contact with honey, and the equipment used to store and
produce the final product. Is it only the ingestion of honey that's not
recommended, or is she going to be at risk via an airborne contamination
(potential) being in such close proximity to it before it is filtered and
treated?
Any honey experts out there?
Tania
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