Fake honey is only one part of the story and we're lucky that it hasn't yet been found to have the fingerprints of organised crime.
I tell customers that honey is more than a food, that it is a geo-political asset and that we must consider all food as such and buy accordingly.
The recent £300k cheese heist is the latest in global fraud involving organised crime.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmz42pjpnjo
"Conflicts around the world, the cost-of-living crisis, even climate change, all increase the appeal for food fraud,” says the NFCU’s Andy Quinn. Until that changes, cheesemakers might need to tighten up their security – and think twice when an order seems too good to be true".
For cheese, read honey.