Expensive manuka honey sold as "pure" in Hong Kong
has been tested and found to have rogue ingredients including sugar or sugar
syrup, the Hong Kong Consumer Council says.
But the New Zealand Bee Products Standards Council says
while the result was shocking, testing of manuka honey had produced high levels
of false positives to sugar content.
Chairman Dr Jim Edwards said they were aware of the Hong
Kong report but did not know how the honey was tested or whether it was checked
using a newly created and more reliable test.
"We have been aware of the need to resolve the testing
problems," he said.
''We are watching with interests - our reputation is
important."…
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