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And she's only 9 months old - OMG BOTULISM AAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEE!
I'll say upfront that I think it's highly unlikely that her child is going to get botulism from a few cookies. However, what everybody else there is saying, essentially, is that baked honey is not a botulism risk for infants.
Unfortunately, that's not true.
Just so you know.
As a consolation prize, the vast majority of children who get botulism have never had honey (because nobody gives honey to infants anymore?) and the cause of their infection (is that the right word here?) is never identified. So if your kid gets sick, it might be that there was nothing to prevent this from happening.
I... kinda wish I didn't know that, actually. Now I'll be watching every baby I meet for a week, wondering if they're about to get botulism and DIE, despite their parents taking every possible precaution.
Edit: Make that 11 months. Even smaller risk of suddenly dying.
I'll say upfront that I think it's highly unlikely that her child is going to get botulism from a few cookies. However, what everybody else there is saying, essentially, is that baked honey is not a botulism risk for infants.
Unfortunately, that's not true.
Just so you know.
As a consolation prize, the vast majority of children who get botulism have never had honey (because nobody gives honey to infants anymore?) and the cause of their infection (is that the right word here?) is never identified. So if your kid gets sick, it might be that there was nothing to prevent this from happening.
I... kinda wish I didn't know that, actually. Now I'll be watching every baby I meet for a week, wondering if they're about to get botulism and DIE, despite their parents taking every possible precaution.
Edit: Make that 11 months. Even smaller risk of suddenly dying.
