{"id":2158,"date":"2011-02-23T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/honey-laundering.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:14:08","slug":"honey-laundering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2158","title":{"rendered":"\u2018honey laundering\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>A coalition organization of honey companies and importers has revealed a new initiative to certify the origin of US honey in an effort to ensure product purity and safety.<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n
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This has NOTHING to do with getting your spouse to do the clothes washing! <\/i><\/div>\n
In 2008, a bunch of US honey companies formed True Source Honey to prevent illegally imported honey from entering the US market, and to help safeguard the integrity of the domestic honey supply. <\/div>\n
Honey Laundering cost the US up to $106m last year in uncollected duties due to illegal honey imports.<\/div>\n
\u201cCheap illegal imports hurt all legitimate US packers and beekeepers,”<\/i> said president of the American Beekeeping Federation David Mendes.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Actually, this issue is about more than just protecting an industry from unfair competitive practices. There have been concerns of Chinese honey that have been contaminated with “disallowed antibiotics”. Given the frequency with which we hear about food safety issues in products that come out of China, this itself should give us pause — and cause — to check the source of the honey and make sure it comes from somewhere locally. <\/span><\/i>

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<\/span>Origin certification scheme launched to combat \u2018honey laundering\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information: Click here to visit Will Clower’s website. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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