When making garlic-infused honey, it's crucial to ensure food safety, as improper combinations…

When making garlic-infused honey, it's crucial to ensure food safety, as improper combinations can lead to dangerous botulinum toxins. Both garlic and honey are known for their immune-boosting properties, but social media trends promoting garlic honey as a natural antibiotic lack proper dosage and preparation guidelines, potentially allowing Clostridium botulinum bacteria to thrive, which can cause fatal poisoning.

Karine LeBlanc from Health Canada warns that fermenting garlic in unpasteurized honey at room temperature poses a botulinum poisoning risk. Storing the mixture at room temperature increases this danger significantly.