Honey: Making sure it's pure
1979
Miller, Roger W.
Honey is high in demand in the U.S.--more than 280 pounds were consumed in 1978. The number of hives and colonies has declined by 25% in the last 35 years, partly due to increased pesticide use, urbanization, and rising costs. Honey can be adulterated by drugs used to treat apian illnesses. A form of botulism, clostridium botulinum, is alleged to be associated with honey; research confirms previous indications that the source of some infant botulism deaths was honey. In Bowling Green, Kentucky, honey was adulterated with a high fructose corn syrup. Sophisticated tests have been developed to detect this type of adulteration and the honey industry also maintains policing methods. Consumers who suspect they have bought adulterated honey should notify the FDA.
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