Penny,
Medihoney is irradiated to kill botulism spores and other nasties.  So you need have no fear of introducing botulism (which is a slight risk with other honeys).
Irradiation apparently allows the antibacterial properties to be retained, unlike heaat treating.
This information is nicely covered in Cathy Genna's book on lactation aids.
Virginia
in Brisbane
> 
> Date:    Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:23:11 -0500
> From:    > Subject: Re: Medihoney
> 
> Honey is not recommended for babies under 1 year of age because it may 
> contain botulism spores.  Older people can disable the spores with 
> stomach acid.  Babies have lower stomach acidity and cannot disable the 
> spores.  Honey has been implicated in causing botulism in infants.  I 
> looked up Medihoney on the internet.  It seems to be just plain honey 
> and perhaps contains botulism spores.  Therefore I would not recommend 
> putting it on nipples to help heal wounds because the baby could ingest 
> botulism spores.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Penny Soppas MD, IBCLC
> 
>

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