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 > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
