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Why is Honey Bad for Infants?

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Honey is bad for infants because it can grow botulism spores. Infant botulism is rare, but a very serious illness. Infants under the age of 12 months should never be fed honey.
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Honey is bad for infants because it can grow botulism spores. Infant botulism is rare, but a very serious illness. Infants under the age of 12 months should never be fed honey.
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Honey can contain certain spores which can cause what is called "infant botulism". Also corn syrup and some home canned foods. It is highly recommended that babies under
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Some doctors believe that honey is bad for children under the age of 1 because of their digestive system. It is also said that honey could cause botulism in younger age kids.
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Botulism caused by a bacteria. It can kill a baby under 1 year old. botulism, acute poisoning resulting from ingestion of food containing toxins produced by the bacillus Clostridium
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