I think this might of interest to all. It certainly was a surprise to me. In the
1997.09.13 issue of SCIENCE NEWS which I have just received, the first 'LETTER'
follows verbatim:
 
>>>QUOTE:
HEALTH RISK FROM HONEY?
 In regard to the letter about heathful honey (SN: 7/12/97, p.19), cases of
infant botulism caused by ingestion of 'Clostridium botulinum' present in raw
honeywere reported in the MORBIDITY and MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT several years
ago. I have for years suspected that raw honey may also be responsible for cases
of visceral larval migrans (canine and feline roundworm in tissues other than
the skin) in children for whom no other mode of infection has been determined.
Ted M. Reynolds
Notasulga, ALA
<<<UNQUOTE
 
An editor's note followed the above:
>>>QUOTE:
Microbial contamination can indeed be a problem (the fungus that produces
aflatoxin is a known culprit). Garon Smith was referring to trace metal
contamination when he said that eating honey was safe.
-C. Wu
<<<UNQUOTE
 
Well people, all my life I have been led to think that honey was just the BEST,
PURIST, SAFEST, MOST HEALTHFUL thing you could eat. But when I picked up on bees
hanging around the outhouse in a couple messages on the list recently, AND THEN
I come across this yesterday, I don't know what to think. Have we all been blind
to or ignoring possible dangers?
 
 
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