Richard QuinnAug 26

"…a story that appeared in the #UK media in November 2020, Supermarket brands of honey are ‘bulked out with cheap sugar syrups made from rice and corn’ after which the #FoodStandardsAgency #FSA asked the #GovernmentChemist to investigate…

“The composition of #honey, a complex #naturalProduct, continues to challenge analytical methods attempting to determine its authenticity particularly in the face of sophisticated #adulteration…"

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gc-team-publishes-scientific-papers-on-honey-authentication

#Adulteration #Authentication

GC team publishes scientific papers on honey authentication

The UK Government Chemist team has recently had two significant scientific papers published in Nature Portfolio Journal, npj-Science of Food, highlighting the increasing complexity of honey authentication

GOV.UK