1. Over 80% of honey sold around the world as Manuka honey
is fraudulently labelled!According to NZ Ministry of Primary Industries statistics, New Zealand produced 1700 tonnes of
Manuka honey in 2014, however statistics also show that over 10,000 tonnes of
honey were sold around the world labelled as Manuka honey. This means that at
least 8300 tonnes (and probably [...]
With a marketplace filled with a wide array of honey
described on the label as Manuka honey, how can the consumer tell if it is
genuine or if it has been adulterated with other honey or even sugar syrup?The simple answer is that unless it can be subjected to a High-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) test it is almost [...]