How to ensure your honey is pure and not adulterated
Honey has become a prime target for economically motivated adulteration, being in high demand, and short supply. This may involve the addition of cheap-to-produce sugar syrups to increase the volume of honey or claiming a false geographic origin or floral source to elevate the retail value.
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Honey is one of the 10 most faked food products in the world, according to the European Union.
- According to the US Pharmacopeia’s Food Fraud Database, honey ranks as the third “food target for adulteration, ranking only behind milk and olive oil