Such agencies as Health Canada’s Botulism Reference Service as well as pediatric societies advise against giving honey to children under one year of age because “infants have not yet developed sufficient intestinal microflora to protect them from the bacterium. ”
यह अनुमान लगाया गया है कि शहद में पाँच प्रतिशत तक बॉटलिन युक्‍त जीवाणु भी पाए जाते हैं ।