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Foods to avoid giving your baby - Bacteria and infection
Several foods should be avoided by your baby, because they can cause serious infection.
- Honey or Corn Syrup. These can harbor spores that cause botulism. Babies are unable to fight off the spores, which can grow and produce life-threatening toxins. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that you do not give honey to a baby younger than 12 months.
- Raw Fish and Meat. Do not feed your baby or child raw fish and meat (e.g. sushi and steak tartare) to reduce the chance of food poisoning, as they can contain harmful bacteria.
- Untreated Juice. Unpasteurized juice can contain E. coli or Salmonella bacteria that can cause serious illness or even death.
- Raw or Unpasteurized Milk. It can contain harmful pathogens, micro-organisms that cause diseases such as bacteria, viruses, and protozoa.
- Soft Cheeses (Feta, Brie, Camembert, Blue-Veined, and Mexican Style Cheeses). These cheeses can become contaminated with Listeria, a harmful bacteria that causes flu-like symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and muscle aches, and can eventually affect the nervous system.
- Shark, Swordfish, King Mackerel, Tilefish and Tuna. Due to high levels of methylmercury, it is advised that children do not eat these types of fish.
- Raw Sprouts (Alfalfa, Clover, Radish). Sprouts can contain Salmonella.
- Raw Eggs. Raw eggs and foods prepared with raw eggs can contain Salmonella.
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By Sandi Swartz - Science writer and mom
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that I do understand but Maple Syrup has been given as a constipation cure in babies "suggested by pediatricians" for many decades. I have never heard of a botulism case in my 27 years of using this practice on babies who were constipated. What is better,
real pure maple syrup or chemical drugs?