Manuka - The Rumors Turned Out To Be True, Australia Fails

[Alastair]

Testers in USA and UK have tested a bunch of Manuka honeys for sale in those countries, and every one that did not come from New Zealand failed the test.

Mānuka honey claims dismissed in UK and US: ‘All non-NZ brands failed the test’

Testing of non-New Zealand mānuka honey brands sold in the UK and US reveals all missed key indicators of mānuka according to New Zealand export standards.

www.foodnavigator.com

 

[JohnF]

It is more than a little ironic that the testing is being done to the MPI standard. It would be interesting to know how many would have passed the 3-in-1 testing (albeit a third failing their MGO rating) and even leptosperin that the UMFHA have long championed.
Given the current news, the headlines are rather slanted given that the term manuka honey does not enjoy any protection for NZ honeys.
Still, I hope it serves its marketing & education point

 

[Jacob]

No great surprise that the Australian stuff fails. We see a lot of these come through our lab, and anecdotally most of them fail the MPI regs, though there are many with tremendous levels of MGO.