Check this out. . .
I suspect this is being done because there are now so many fake honeys on the market.
That’s right. Fake honey.
According to a Food Safety News report, roughly 75 percent of all the honey in the United States is not real honey. It’s a bunch of other crap with either a bit of honey added or some kind of honey flavoring.
Now it turns out that most honey on store shelves is actually imported from Asian countries which have a tendency to use brokers who import fake honey, switch labels and counterfeit countries of origin. Although I’m not sure all that is necessary. After all, there’s no law against selling fake honey. And it’s not as if most folks ever bother to check the labels.
The truth is, if you want to avoid ponying up your hard-earned cash for fake honey –which, by the way, does not include any of the health benefits of real honey –don’t worry about what the USDA has to say. Just bypass the supermarket and go to a local beekeeper who will likely be able to sell you quality raw honey, free from industrial tampering.
If you need help, check out LocalHarvest to find your local honey makers.
