Honey isn't recommended for babies because of the possibility it carries spores that could lead to botulism.

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Botulism spores are everywhere, the environment to wake them up, not so much.

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting this week more cases of botulism associated with pruno.

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Undeclared allergens caused more than 45% of the food recalls, exceeding the total number caused by Salmonella, Botulism, and Listeria combined.

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Should the NRDC succeed in its efforts, Americans who consume thousands of different canned food products every day could be at greater risk for exposure to Salmonella, Staphylococcus, botulism and other deadly food-borne contaminants.

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Coli, salmonella, botulism and various clostridium bacteria.

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Part of what drives the mania, of course, is the culture of List-ification which has become so comically pervasive ranking the 20 Greatest Players is a cousin to 15 Sedentary Weight Loss Secrets, 81 Restaurants To Eat At Before You Perish of Botulism, 10 Cats That Look Exactly Like Daniel Craig.

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