It is recommended that honey in any form should not be given to infants less than one year old. There have been no definitive studies but a high number of infants of this age group have developed botulism after eating honey. It is thought that their digestive system is not fully developed and cannot tolerate honey. Pasteurizing honey does not change the odds of the infant contracting the disease. After one year of age botulism is rarely a problem for anyone. All this is according to my 3 year old granddaughter's pediatrician at Emery University in Atlanta Ga. Frank Humphrey