Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site u1100a.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!u1100a!sr From: sr@u1100a.UUCP (Steven Radtke) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Hayfever and Raw Honey Message-ID: <812@u1100a.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Jun-85 11:19:45 EDT Article-I.D.: u1100a.812 Posted: Tue Jun 11 11:19:45 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Jun-85 20:06:27 EDT References: <1668@bmcg.UUCP> <280@unc.UUCP> Reply-To: sr@u1100a.UUCP (Steven Radtke) Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway, NJ Lines: 20 Summary: Raw Honey may endanger infants A recent article recommended that raw honey be taken for hayfever. I have no information about this, but have seen warnings in the past year (as I recall, it was a short article in Science 85) concerning raw honey and infants, to the effect that raw honey sometimes carries toxins similar to the botulin toxins. They are weaker and usually are safely metabolized by adults, but may present a danger to infants. The article concluded that infants should be fed only pasteurized honey. The toxins had been identified in honey produced in hives in California, and there was no suggestion one way or another about the presence of the toxin in other geographical areas. If someone can confirm these recollections and/or add more recent or more accurate information, all readers would benefit. Steve Radtke mathematician and programmer (as opposed to doctor or biologist) {ihnp4|houxm|bellcore|pyux*}!u1100a!sr