American Pure Honey

[BruceMuzz]

Do you like to eat honey?

I certainly do - lot’s of it.

In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration regulates food products that are produced in America, or imported into America.

Typically in America there are very strict enforceable rules about production, processing, and labeling of Food Products.

 

But honey (and a few other food items) receive only “suggestions” from the FDA.

1. Honey labeled and sold as “Pure Honey” in America does not need to contain any honey at all. The FDA “suggests” that the producer use real honey.

2. Honey labeled and sold as “Produced in USA” could come from any country, but the FDA “suggests” that it should come from America. 

 

Recent random tests have concluded that Pure Honey in America is rarely as advertised.

 

Frequently in the USA, “Pure Honey”, “Produced in the USA” is a mixture of honey imported from other countries and blended with cheap sugar syrup.

Since the FDA does not actively regulate nor inspect honey sold in America, you are on your own to determine what you are actually buying.

 

1. Real honey is not runny. If you pour a small amount on your thumbnail, it will not run off.

2. The natural sugars in real honey crystallize over time. If your honey does not do this, it is probably adulterated.

3. The vinegar test. If you put a few drops of vinegar on honey, and nothing happens, it is probably pure. If the combination starts to bubble or fizz, you do not have pure honey.

[Harters]

12 hours ago, BruceMuzz said:

Real honey is not runny.

I'm not at all sure this is correct.

 

Google quickly finds me reputable small producers who sell runny honey, with a claim that it's organic and unadulterated. And, for example, there's this link which suggests that the state of runniness is dependent on the ratio of fructose to glucose

 

https://www.honeyassociation.com/about-honey/faqs#:~:text=The higher the fructose content,value of these two states.

Edited July 20, 2023 by Harters

[yarramar]

Sheez, I'm glad that I live in a country that respects honey and that there are severe penalties for misleading consumers on the contents of a jar.