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I don't know for the US, but in Europe fake honey is a big problem. There were several grocery chains who had to call back their honey because of it

• brk 5mo ago
  That has been a global problem, lots of it in the US as well. I tend to only buy honey from known local producers, either at specialty stores or street markets.
• mhb 5mo ago
  Yes. Good episode about fake honey and its interaction with almond growing: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/beeconomics-101/ https://freakonomics.com/podcast/beeconomics-101/
• teachrdan 5mo ago
  Fun fact: The crime of passing off inferior sweeteners as (higher-priced) honey is referred to as "honey laundering". https://kinghavenfarms.com/blogs/from-the-hive/the-sticky-business-of-honey-laundering-identifying-and-avoiding-fake-honey https://kinghavenfarms.com/blogs/from-the-hive/the-sticky-bu...
• teleforce 5mo ago
  It'll be great if someone can invent an accurate in-situ low-cost fake honey detector. For a low tech pure honey detection you can mix a few drops of honey with a warm water then swirl the mixture in a bowl. If you see the appearance of seamless hexagonal pattern appearing like a honeycomb, the honey is said to be pure. I've used this method many times and mostly works, i.e the hexagonal honeycomb pattern does appear, but the honeycomb pattern probably can appear with fake honey as well. It will be very interesting to test this rudimentary technique with fake honey for accuracy.