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Botulism, that's why we didn't give honey to our young children, it can damage their brains.
by ffhhj 2y ago
Botulism, that's why we didn't give honey to our young children, it can damage their brains.
- 29athrowaway 2y agoOr food from dented cans.
- MBCook 2y agoOr especially bulging.
- Turing_Machine 2y agoDefinitely a good rule of thumb, though there are exceptions. I gather that surströmming, a type of canned fermented herring popular in Sweden, is considered to be at its best when the can starts to bulge (for some value of "best"). Apparently the key difference is that it has enough salt in it that botulism and other nasty bacteria can't survive. Opening a can of this stuff is memorable. Even the Swedes generally open it outdoors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming
- 29athrowaway 2y agoUsually you open those cans outdoors and underwater because the smell is beyond gross.
- adolph 2y agoHad no idea, that’s terrible. From the NLM: Over 50% of the new cases of infantile botulism in the past 30 years have occurred in California. . . . Approximately 20% of cases involve honey or corn syrup. . . . Hispanics and Asian families have a higher incidence of infantile botulism because of their use of herbal medications and raw honey. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493178/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493178/
- alexey-salmin 2y agoOh sh, how are supposed to know this. Two kids, never heard about it. Luckily we've followed the old common sense that small kids should be spared the fancy and sugary foods, the simpler the better. However, many people don't, apparently.