Re: Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey

in addition, no, pollen isnt removed by the same process that removes
bee debris. its watered down, heated to near boiling, forced through
fine filters, then poured out and left to dry a bit to remove the
original water. At that point, its no longer honey, imo.

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Jeswin <phillyj101@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Phil <philgoetz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 11, 4:54 pm, Nathan McCorkle <nmz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isn...
>> >
>> > This might be a very DIYable test to perform, you could even take a
>> > 'scope with you to farmers markets and do spot checks!
>>
>> What do you want to check? For the presence of pollen, or for the
>> genuineness of the honey?  The article doesn't say this stuff is not
>> honey; it says the pollen has been removed.  This could be the result
>> of filtering out other things people don't like in their honey, like
>> bee particles.
>>
> The problem is not that pollen is removed. The real issue is that removing
> the pollen removes the only source to determine the origin of the honey
> itself. Why do we need to know the source? Well, there have been cases were
> the Chinese produce honey that is unsafe because it is tainted with
> chemicals and other unnatural impurities[1]. A common factor of pollen-less
> honey is that it comes from countries with poor regulation and a way to
> circumvent any trace of origin is to remove the pollen. Suppose Canada
> produces perfectly safe honey. Then all an illegal honey producer has to do
> is to remove the pollen and ship through Canada to USA.
>
> Pollen-less honey in some cases can mean the stuff isn't all that kosher.
> Its just one step in the testing process.
>
> Reference:
> [1] "FDA Seizes Tainted Chinese Honey After Sen. Schumer Raises Fuss"
> http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/06/11/127764536/honey-tainted-with-antibiotic-seized-in-philadelphia
>
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