Infant Botulism and Honey
Since honey is a potential and avoidable source of Clostridium botulinum spores, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatricsm and the National Honey Board recommend that honey not be given to infants younger than 12 months of age. Honey should not be added to wa...
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2013-07-01
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| description | Since honey is a potential and avoidable source of Clostridium botulinum spores, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatricsm and the National Honey Board recommend that honey not be given to infants younger than 12 months of age. Honey should not be added to water, food, or formula fed to infants under 12 months of age. This 2-page fact sheet was written by Malcolm T. Sanford, Eddie Atkinson, Jeanette Klopchin, and Jamie Ellis, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2013.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/aa142
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| spelling | doaj-art-14a1963dc2b7403e939a739f8874cede2025-02-08T06:03:12ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092013-07-0120136Infant Botulism and HoneyMalcolm T. Sanford0Eddie AtkinsonJeanette Klopchin1Jamie Ellis2University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaSince honey is a potential and avoidable source of Clostridium botulinum spores, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatricsm and the National Honey Board recommend that honey not be given to infants younger than 12 months of age. Honey should not be added to water, food, or formula fed to infants under 12 months of age. This 2-page fact sheet was written by Malcolm T. Sanford, Eddie Atkinson, Jeanette Klopchin, and Jamie Ellis, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/aa142 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121059 |
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