Most versions purchased at the store of this grocery staple are false, says the report
Advertised honey seems to be the norm.
By entering the fall seasons, many of us will become hot drinks like tea to keep us hydrated and even stimulate our immune systems. (Unless of course theA global shortage of tea leaves Damage with our plans.) And what better way to sweeten your cup of tea than a spoonful of honey that carries its own set of well-being and antibacterial properties. Unfortunately, much of the honey we find in grocery stores is actually wrong. (To verify21 best healthy cooking hacks of all time.)
According toReporting by the Business Initiate,Honey is the third most stride food in the world (Behind milk and olive oil). What this means is that often the things we buy are strongly adorn with loads like Fructose corn syrup. Although this does not necessarily threaten a threat to your health in itself, the fact that companies spend diluted honey as a pure product is a problem for both consumers who do not completely know what they buy and for real producers Honey whose product loses its value because it is less competitive.
Back in 2013 "Honeyeygate Operation"Revealed two American companies that imported China's false honey. Honey solutions and Groob's farms were criminalized in a criminal way for avoiding $ 180 million in import taxes by concealing their genuine origin honey. The incident turned out to be the greatest case of food fraud in the history of the United States..
Today, some estimates indicate that the quantity of fake honey flowing on the global market is about 30%, but an expert cited byInternal business community think the number could reach 70% in the United States. According toVice, which made laboratory tests of several brands purchased at the grocery store, while you can pay a top dollar for fantasy, natural honey, what you just got is a mix of different SIRUPY sugars that contain honey in traces.
And the fraud continues beyond simple honey products. Honey is also a sweet alternative frequently used in many foods, cereals in Ketchup, which are then presented as one way or another better for you and more expensive.
And as if the bees were notalready enough dangerousThey wear the weight of this fraudulent scheme. These insects are used for both honey and pollinate other cultivated foods, and honey production is no longer a viable source of revenue for beekeepers, bees are more often used for this last task, this which makes them stronger and puts them at a higher risk of diseases.
Although the Food and Drug Administration does not leave honey that did not have a physical inspection being imported into the United States, they do not lead the authenticity tests themselves. The UN is put on the company important so that their honey tested by a third party, which may or may not use theMost sophisticated technology Available to detect counterfeits.
A company, however, it takes the authentication of their honey very seriously isSweet harvest. According toInternal business communityThey are the only honey company certified by the Audited program of the USDA process.
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