Re: Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey

On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Patrik <patrikd@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nice follow-up article on NPR:
>
> Relax, Folks. It Really Is Honey After All
> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/11/25/142659547/relax-folks-it-really-is-honey-after-all
>
> tl;dr: Most honey packers filter their honey using diatomaceous earth
> to keep the honey from crystallizing. This is not ultrafiltration, but
> it does remove pollen. And Chinese honey is banned in the US primarily
> because of a trade dispute, not for safety concerns.
>
> Of course none of this rules out the "contaminated Chinese honey
> smuggled in through ultrafiltration" scenario, and I'd assume that
> some amount of that is indeed going on. But the original study was
> only about lack of pollen in most commercial honey, which says nothing
> about its origins.
>
> --

Very nice follow-up, Nate. I really should stop reading those comments
at the end of articles. Everyone there was very negative towards the
article. I don't think there's a scam going on. Even if there is,
there's no reason to worry. We don't consume much honey anyway (est.
1.2 lbs/year [1]).

[1] http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/blogs/bees/colony-collapse-disorder-88030405

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DIYbio" group.
To post to this group, send email to diybio@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to diybio+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/diybio?hl=en.