Hunter Williams wrote:
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> honey contains very small amounts of the botulism bacteria.
 
Honey, as well as any unsterilized food, MAY contain the spores of the
bacteria.  It is much like foulbrood in this respect.  In most digestive
systems the spores are not able to germinate and are totally harmless.
They are able to grow in rare infants, who do not have a sufficiently
matured digestive system to prevent the anaerobic growth of the
bacteria.
 
Even a very small amount of the toxin these germs produce is dangerous.
It is not related to any immunity to the toxin that allows adults to
ingest these spores regularly.
 
--
"Test everything.  Hold on to the good."  (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
 
Tom Elliott
Chugiak,  Alaska
U.S.A.
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