In a study of honey adulteration, meaning the honey had been mixed with other non-honey substances:
"And we also tested some Manuka honey and that failed. That is a boutique brand.
But, as you know, there is something in the order of about 10 times of the amount of Manuka honey sold as there is produced.
The study noted a massive mismatch between the amount of Manuka honey produced in New Zealand a year — 1,700 tonnes versus 10,000 tonnes sold."
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"And we also tested some Manuka honey and that failed. That is a boutique brand.
But, as you know, there is something in the order of about 10 times of the amount of Manuka honey sold as there is produced.
The study noted a massive mismatch between the amount of Manuka honey produced in New Zealand a year — 1,700 tonnes versus 10,000 tonnes sold."
Almost one in five Australian honey samples found to be fake
Just weeks after the honey industry was put under the spotlight over using adulterated imported honey, the pressure is now on authorities to start testing local honey after nearly one in five samples was revealed to be not pure.
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