Government gives money for honey traceability program and library
THE Australian honey industry is looking to reassure public trust in the product with the creation of a national honey
Honey I shrunk the tests: India retains just one of three major quality parameters prompting adulteration fears
The Food Safety and Standards Authority India (FSSAI) has announced that it will be retaining just one of three major
US Beekeepers Fear for the Future
Huge volumes of low cost honey are being imported into the United States every year. Two thirds of the honey
Honey: Fancy or Fake
At Sweetwater labs in Missouri a series of tests in 2019 were run on various off the shelf honey brands
What is Honey Adulteration?
As technology advances, scammers are becoming more aware of the food testing practices implemented. Once scammers know which characteristics we
Allegations of Honey Fraud coming out in the US
A suit has been filed in the US District Court in Pennsylvania on false labelling of honey. The suit appears to be based on the high levels of HMF that were found. This is an indication of excessive heating of the the honey which results in alteration of the basic components of honey.
Honey Adulteration tests from India: A 100% Detection of C4 Sugars
While we are seeing rates of 20+ percent in some parts of the world. Tests in other areas can be even worse.
Honey Fraud is a Worldwide Problem!
South Africa has seen as much as 75% of the honey that has been tested as fraudulent and this was using the C4 test that doesn't detect rice syrup. Extensive testing is going to be the only way to stop this. It is far too easy to get starch syrups these days. And local doesn't necessarily mean safe any one can jump online and get it delivered. There often is some beekeeper that always has a great crop and never seems to run out of honey.
The honey mixed into other foods is one of the destinations for fake honey.
Jonathan Hache of the CFIA talks about how honey added to food products is one of the biggest problems with regard to syrup masquerading as honey. Read more here
CFIA report on adulterated honey in Canada is making waves
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.