cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/32967539
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/32967490
The World Beekeeping Awards will not award a prize for honey next year after warnings of widespread fraud in the global supply chain.
Apimondia, the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations, says it will showcase honey from around the world at its congress in Denmark, but for the first time make no awards for the product.
The decision came as beekeepers and importers face a mounting crisis over the scale of fraud, with warnings that genuine products are bulked out with cheaper sugar syrup. Some common tests to detect fraud can easily be defeated, and beekeepers say there has been a failure by food watchdogs and the industry to combat the fraudsters.
How does one know if their honey is legit? Just buy from a local place?
@sundrei “Is my invert sugar compound manufactured, or real bee vomit?”
A bit silly. It’s definitely possible to make invert sugar with the same physical properties as many honeys, and honeys vary more than the article acknowledges.
There’s nothing magical about honey. It’s one of several naturally occurring invert sugars, and is chemically distinguished by its impurities more than its innate characteristics.
Could someone please show this to Joe Rogan? Mfer with an episode of Mad Honey and he’s all like, “This stuff stings the back of your throat, it’s so weird!”
No dude, it’s just real honey.
