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Default Raw honey? ? ?

In article >,
"Ken Davey" > wrote:

> Mark Thorson wrote:
> > Ray wrote:
> >>
> >> Is it safe to eat "raw" honey? What does it mean?

> >
> > People with an impaired immune system, such as
> > babies, seniors, people with AIDS, and people
> > on anti-cancer chemotherapy, must not eat honey,
> > especially raw honey. It can be deadly.
> >
> > http://www.nutriwatch.org/06FST/honey.html

> What is it about that 'fact sheet' that looks phoney?
> Read the header carefully.
>
> Ken.


I haven't looked at the link nor its header but giving honey to little
ones under a year old isn't recommended for fear of "infant botulism"
poisoning.
Here's some info about it.
http://www.drgreene.com/21_825.html
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