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The data and reasoning leading to the claim that exposure to honey is significantly associated (p = 0.005) with Type.B infant botulism is examined. It is concluded that the assay procedure for Clostridium botulinum spores in honey is too inefficient to support this claim and the statistical treatment of the data leads to unsubstantiated conclusions. Although honey may occasionally contain spores of Q. botulinum, sufficient evidence to link it statistically to infant botulism has not been presented.
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