Honey Laundering

[BKF Admin]

If you have a spare hour at work this site has some great reading regards Chinese honey entering the usa food chain.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/honey/

 

[jimbeekeeper]

Thanks for that Admin, but have you got anything to pass the time for the other 6 hours at work

 

[BKF Admin]

Yes I have,but I dont think I should post the links here

 

[artibaton]

lmao admin....ill post em if u like

 

[Bcrazy]

What about the Argentina honey being mixed with a County honey then being labelled Pure Honey from ..................... .

There are unscrupulous people about.

Regards;

 

[jimbeekeeper]

On a similar note, has anyone ever been caught out for entering honey in a show that is not there or worst shop bought?

 

[Hivemaker.]

Pure Devon Honey, produced in saigon.

 

[Bcrazy]

Suffolk is the county concerned.

Regards;

 

[BKF Admin]

Suffolk is the county concerned.

Regards;

Was it this one:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/couple-fined-for-selling-fake-honey-476027.html

There is also a good article in the Guardian regards UF honey here:http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2004/jul/21/food.foodanddrink

 

[Chris B]

I didn't realise it was that bad.

The only answer is to increase UK colonies to 1.5m so we don't need to import any!

 

[tony350i]

On a similar note, has anyone ever been caught out for entering honey in a show that is not there or worst shop bought?

i know for a fact that some one had been entering the same batch of honey in a show for a couple of years and won on each occasion.

 

[Finman]

I didn't realise it was that bad.

The only answer is to increase UK colonies to 1.5m so we don't need to import any!

Have you enough pastures and flowers?