Not all of the honey that you buy is real honey. In fact, some of it can be dangerous.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/
so is buying from a farmer's market a sure thing?
-jim
I usually get my honey from the supermarket. So even if it says Product of the USA on it, it could be Chinese honey?
I saw honey being sold at the farmers market near me, I will have to check it out. I will have to stock up though because in 2 weeks the farmers market is over until May. Id rather not have to drive out of the way to get my honey fix.
Honey is one of the very few things I buy into the "local/organic" hype about. Every honey tastes different based on region, pollen, etc. It can be like wine in that regard. I always try a little local honey whenever I travel.
in theory,no honey can be truly "organic",unless the bees are confined in an escape proof,certified organic controlled wharehouse. You can't control where the bees go,although they do have a certain range.
I see the problem, but "In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration says that any product that's been ultra-filtered and no longer contains pollen isn't honey" is ridiculous. Just because you can't trace its origin that doesn't stop it being honey. What happens if they add in pollen from the U.S. - does it suddenly become honey again? Does it become safe because it contains U.S. pollen? Of course not. They may as well legislate that the sky is green in China. Declaring it as a law doesn't make it fact.
I see the problem, but "In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration says that any product that's been ultra-filtered and no longer contains pollen isn't honey" is ridiculous. Just because you can't trace its origin that doesn't stop it being honey. What happens if they add in pollen from the U.S. - does it suddenly become honey again? Does it become safe because it contains U.S. pollen? Of course not. They may as well legislate that the sky is green in China. Declaring it as a law doesn't make it fact.
If filtered honey without pollen isn't honey, then what about cow's milk that's been filtered and pasteurised? Can you not call it milk because it hasn't got bits of grass in it?
Sorry for the rant but this kind of bureaucratic nonsense winds me up.