Honey and Botulism Honey is generally very good at killing bacteria, but there is one notable exception -- spore-forming bacteria, like Clostridium botulinum, which causes botulism. C. botulinum can form protective spores that insulate it from honey's antibacterial properties. Since it can live in...
According to one estimate, they're responsible for ensuring the safety of items accounting for 20 cents out of every dollar consumers spend [source: FDA, "Origin"]. Of course, the FDA can't examine every factory and test every product, so they do the best they can with a mix of ...
1.1. Botulism, Clostridium Botulinum, and Botulinum Toxin An illness characterized by muscle paralysis following the consumption of spoiled sausage was first termed botulism by Muller [1]. Botulus means lunch meat, salami, sausage, and similar in Latin [2], and it most likely dates back to ear...