tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877660600965925295.post2360018150068289314..comments2023-09-28T07:11:38.098-07:00Comments on DrPHealth: Preventing food allergies in Children: How little we know about an emerging public health crisisDrPHealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205539218855076544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877660600965925295.post-64955949972907393372013-12-02T11:43:13.771-08:002013-12-02T11:43:13.771-08:00Thanks Dr. P. Happy to note that in 2010 this is e...Thanks Dr. P. Happy to note that in 2010 this is exactly what we trained our public health nurses on. Back in the '90's we were pretty crazy about introducing solids, but no longer.<br /><br />One correction -- there is one food to avoid, but not for allergy reasons. And that is honey. Although the risk of botulism through honey ingestion is extremely low compared to the risk through ingestion of spores from disturbed earth (eg. near a construction site), it is still worth avoiding until 12 months when the baby's gut pH makes the ability for spores to produce the toxin virtually impossible.Cathy Richardshttp://www.interiorhealth.ca/feedingbabiesnoreply@blogger.com