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? Hartman B. Canon Home: 124 South Cochran Road Geneva, FL 32732 (407)349-9229/9042 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]