The CFIA report from last week found over 20% of the samples they tested were adulterated. These results mirror what have been seen in the European Union and in Australia. The CFIA needs to expand these analysis of Canadian honey further.
The report showed that honey from Greece, India and Vietnam were major problems. But given the extent of the problem and the ease at which country of origin can be disguised (for example some of the US samples were found to be adulterated) it seems that surveillance needs to be increase substantially to curtail the threat.
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