Infant botulism question

[highlandmum]

I make up a big batch of herbal tea with honey and milk to keep in the fridge for my kids to have 'iced tea' during the summer. My 10 mo old son has been super fussy due to a cold, and I was talking to someone, and without thinking about it, gave him a few drinks of this 'iced tea' I was holding for my older daughter. It is raw, unpasturized, honey that I use.
Should I be at all concerned about the potential for botulism? From what I understand, all raw honey does have botulism spores, but for infants under 1yr, their bodies can't process it out, the way older kids and adults do. That the spores actually start forming into the disease....
Anyway, I only am concerned at all, because like I said, it is completely raw honey.....
?

[azdesertrn]

It doesn't matter whether its raw or cooked honey- botulism spores aren't killed by heating at normal cooking temperatures. (just so you know-baked goods aren't safe either)

I would still think your risk is relatively low. The reason they say 12 months is that by 12 months almost all babies have a mature digestive tract so that botulism spores are killed. By 10 months many babies do- they say 12 months to be safer. Infants are most at risk in the first 6 months of life.

So, personally, I wouldn't worry about it, but would just have it in the back of my mind to watch for symptoms just in case. (and of course see a doctor if I had any reason to be concerned)

Again, the odds of getting botulism are really low in your scenario, but since its such a serious illness watch for symptoms.

My baby swiped things with raw honey before she was a year (several times ) and was fine.