honey
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Posted : Mon, 01 December 2008 08:08:21
Subject :

honey

my girls are 15months, and i want to give them honey, mixed reviews when to give it, does anyone know the safe age to give honey, it is after 12 months or is it higher??

Gem+Charlie
Posted : Tue, 02 December 2008 17:54:08
Subject :

honey

hi hun i read up on it the other day when i was looking up weaning. it is safe to give to babies from 12 months. The food standards agency said on their website 'very occasionally, honey can contain a type of bacteria that can produce toxins in a baby's intestines. This can cause serious illness (infant botulism). After a baby is a year old, the intestine has matured and the bacteria can't grow.' Hope this helps x