Ted Fischer wrote:

> This is precisely right - there is no point at all in pasteurizing honey for
> botulism control.  Botulism spores are everywhere (honey, fruit and
> vegetables, etc.) and are no problem at all to the adult disgestive tract.  It
> is only when they encounter conditions which enable them to germinate and
> produce their toxin (such as in the newborn baby's digestive tract) that they
> become dangerous.

It should be made clear that in the vast majority of newborns, the
digestive system is sufficiently developed to prevent the gemination and
survival of the botulin spores.  It is only the rare infant that is
suceptable.  As evidence look at all the infants who were raised with a
honey sweetened formula (before the powdered stuff became available).
Care is advisable, but let's keep them in line with reality.

Tom Elliott

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"Test everything.  Hold on to the good."  (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

Tom Elliott
Chugiak,  Alaska
U.S.A.
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