(Austin, TX) — The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning about the dangers of giving your baby a honey-filled pacifier.

The agency says four babies in Texas were treated for botulism after being given honey-containing pacifiers from Mexico.  One was from North Texas.  Doctors say babies under the age of one don’t have the immunity necessary to fight off bacteria in honey.  Botulism is a serious illness that attacks the body’s nerves.  It can cause paralysis or even death.