Such agencies as Health Canada’s Botulism Reference Service as well as pediatric societies advise against giving honey to children under one year of age because “infants have not yet developed sufficient intestinal microflora to protect them from the bacterium. ”
असा अंदाज केला जातो की, मधामध्ये जवळजवळ ५ टक्के कुपीजंतू विषबाधा घडवणारे बीजाणू असतात.