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. ”
Kanada tervishoiuministeeriumi alla kuuluv botulismi teabetalitus ja lastearstide ühingud ei soovita anda mett alla aastastele lastele, kuna „väikelastel pole veel soolestikus arenenud piisavalt mikrofloorat, mis neid selle bakteri eest kaitseksid ”.