Warning!       

If you do any projects in which students will be preparing recipes using honey at home, please make a copy of this warning and send home to parents in cause of small siblings in the house.

Visit this web site to access more information about honey: Honey Facts     

Note to Parents:

Your Baby's Tummy isn't Ready for Honey!

DO NOT add honey to your baby's food, water or formula.
DO NOT dip your baby's pacifier in honey.
DO NOT give your baby honey as medicine.

Honey may contain bacterial spores that can cause infant botulism - a rare but serious disease that affects the nervous system of young babies (under one year of age). Botulism spores are common and may be found in dust, soil and uncooked foods. Adults and children over one year of age are routinely exposed to, but not normally affected by, botulism spores.

The following are symptoms of infant botulism. Call your doctor immediately if your baby:

Visit: Health: Bees, Honey Bees and Wasps to learn what to do about stings.

 

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