Manuka type honey

[alldigging]

As always I had a little look at the honey in Aldi.

They are currently selling some 'manuka type honey'...

What?

Why has the product name changed?
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/about-aldi/useful-information/award-winning-manuka-type-honey/
In July 2014 the Ministry of Primary Industries of New Zealand published its report ‘Science and Characterising Manuka Honey.’ This was due to much media attention throughout 2013 and 2014 regarding the ‘confusing’ and ‘potentially misleading’ labelling of Manuka honey and the perceived health benefits associated with the product.

We have changed our label to ‘Manuka type honey’ in order to comply with the report’s recommendations, that no claims of health benefits (i.e. claims of ‘activity’ or ‘total activity’) should be made on Manuka honey products.

Our Specially Selected product is still of the same specification and quality as before. The only thing that has changed is the label, and we use the term ‘Manuka Type Honey’ to show that our product contains genuine pollen from the Manuka bush, which is only found in New Zealand. It is a multi-floral product with at least 30% Manuka pollen.

 

[enrico]

Well I wouldn't buy it!
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[dexter's shed]

just been there, 8oz jars of honey 99p to £1.49 bloody rip off merchants,

as with everything in this life, you get what you pay for

 

[B+.]

As always I had a little look at the honey in Aldi.

This is the same company that portrays Chinese honey as a gourmet ingredient

 

[For want of a better word]

Vegemite tastes just as good (EUCH!)... and comes all the way around the world too... but who gives a sniff about polluting our planet with pointless transportation?

Thinking about that when did the colonies last take our criminals ??

Yeghes da

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Looks like a jar of badly rendered beef dripping crossed with lemon curd gone wrong...........
oh! hang on a minute - just saw the title of the thread 'manuka type honey' that's OK then

 

[wessexmario]

you can tell it's a quality product from the exquisite presentation...

ps. what's that white stuff on the lids?

 

[alldigging]

you can tell it's a quality product from the exquisite presentation...

ps. what's that white stuff on the lids?

No idea .. I think the honey is next to some cakey stuff though so could be icing sugar.

 

[For want of a better word]

No idea .. I think the honey is next to some cakey stuff though so could be icing sugar.

OH NO.... first matchsticks, now icing sugar!


Yeghes da

 

[jonnybeegood]

As always I had a little look at the honey in Aldi.

They are currently selling some 'manuka type honey'...

What?

Why has the product name changed?
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/about-aldi/useful-information/award-winning-manuka-type-honey/
In July 2014 the Ministry of Primary Industries of New Zealand published its report ‘Science and Characterising Manuka Honey.’ This was due to much media attention throughout 2013 and 2014 regarding the ‘confusing’ and ‘potentially misleading’ labelling of Manuka honey and the perceived health benefits associated with the product.

We have changed our label to ‘Manuka type honey’ in order to comply with the report’s recommendations, that no claims of health benefits (i.e. claims of ‘activity’ or ‘total activity’) should be made on Manuka honey products.

Our Specially Selected product is still of the same specification and quality as before. The only thing that has changed is the label, and we use the term ‘Manuka Type Honey’ to show that our product contains genuine pollen from the Manuka bush, which is only found in New Zealand. It is a multi-floral product with at least 30% Manuka pollen.

We have it in our Aldi & its manuka honey & dark brown, completly different colour to this, about £4 a jar. i didnt think it would be, i'll have a read of the label next time im in.

 

[Dishmop]

what's that white stuff on the lids?

last years dust..

 

[dpearce4]

looking at the packaging its in I would say they were under a celling that has had water damage and collapsed. and the white stuff on top is either plaster or ceiling tile bits.

 

[Dishmop]

what's that white stuff on the lids?

leave it there for too long and somebody will try snorting it..

 

[einsteinagogo]

leave it there for too long and somebody will try snorting it..

 

[tudorcd]

The only characteristic of genuine moonooka honey is its price.
Don't be deceived !

 

[Teebeeaitch]

From what I see, it's selling at £4.29 for a 250g jar. As for appearance, I have some jars of my honey from last August and it has semi set and turned exactly the same colour. Mine looks terrible and I have no idea what they were feeding on but it was not Manuka.

 

[alldigging]

We have it in our Aldi & its manuka honey & dark brown, completly different colour to this, about £4 a jar. i didnt think it would be, i'll have a read of the label next time im in.

Saw that last time and didn't take a photo - it looked vile though and was very bubbly in the corners.

 

[domino]

Given the UK buys more Manuka honey than New Zealand export I wouldn't buy it from anywhere. Saw a jar for £15 recently, making my £7 a lb very reasonable.

 

[wessexmario]

Given the UK buys more Manuka honey that New Zealand export I wouldn't buy it from anywhere.

The only thing that has changed is the label, and we use the term ‘Manuka Type Honey’ to show that our product contains genuine pollen from the Manuka bush, which is only found in New Zealand. It is a multi-floral product with at least 30% Manuka pollen.

That could be translated as "this jar contains honey, we may have added some Manuka pollen, but we've changed the label to cover our malarkeying with the product".
Sceptic?
Moi?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Nonetheless a lot of folk will buy it.
I sell my honey at a Farmers' Market twice a month and there are many people who having said they hate honey are persuaded to try the real thing. Lots of them say, "wow...that's not like any honey I've ever tasted, I'll but a jar"