The state is warning parents and caregivers to avoid giving infants honey-filled pacifiers after four babies — including one from North Texas — contracted botulism over the last few months. In ...

Around 10 percent of honey in the U.S. contains spores from the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. That's not really a problem for big humans because it's just the spores, not the botulinum toxin. In ...

Four babies have been hospitalized for botulism, a rare, serious illness, after they were given honey pacifiers which contained toxic spores. Now, the FDA is warning parents against honey pacifiers.

Texas Cases Of Infant Botulism Linked To Honey Pacifiers From Mexico Published Nov 19, 2018 at 12:00 AM EST Updated Jan 30, 2019 at 1:51 AM EST By Donica Phifer ...

Four babies in Texas got sick after using honey-containing pacifiers. Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images 2018-11-20T16:36:00Z ...

On Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services announced that 4 infants in the state had been hospitalized for botulism after each had used honey-containing pacifiers purchased in Mexico.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning parents and other adults not to give babies pacifiers containing honey, after four infants in Texas were treated for botulism.Health ...

According to a press release from the department, honey-filled pacifiers are not commonly sold in the United States, but might be available in some specialty stores and online retailers.

FDA warns against honey pacifiers after Texas infants hospitalized with ‘rare’ illness. By Madeline Farber Fox News. Published November 17, 2018 1:34pm EST. Facebook; ...

Honey pacifiers are believed to have caused four cases of infant botulism in Texas, according to state health authorities. Parents are urged to avoid the products and reminded not to give honey ...

Most parents believe pacifier use should end by age 2 (79%), while 57% felt the same about thumb-sucking. Some parents admitted they waited too long to intervene—9% for pacifiers and 16% for ...

Honey pacifiers are believed to have caused four cases of infant botulism in Texas, according to state health authorities. Parents are urged to avoid the products and reminded not to give honey ...