Do not feed honey to a child under 1 year of age
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If the child is under 1 year of age, do not feed honey. Honey water, honey mixed into complementary foods, and pastries that contain honey all count. Honey can carry the bacterium that causes botulism. The bacteria in an adult's gut can hold it down. An infant's cannot.
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- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says "do not feed honey to children under 1 year of age," because "honey may contain the bacteria that cause botulism." An adult's gut bacteria can hold down these spores (the dormant form of this bacterium). An infant's cannot.
- Notes
- What must not be fed includes honey water, complementary foods mixed with honey, and pastries that contain honey.
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- US CDC. Preventing Botulism. cdc.gov/botulism/prevention/index.html