How to test for fake honey / half of tested honey was fake!

In 2023, almost £90m of honey was imported into the UK.

But it can be vulnerable to fakery when syrups are used to dilute it, scientists say.

Last year a report from the European Commission found that nearly half of 147 samples tested were likely to have been tampered with, the university said.

Here’s how to test it at home (not sure how reliable this is tho!)

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Not much honesty in the world today.

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Makes you wonder what else has been meddled with doesn’t it?

Maybe we should start a list of things we know are commonly adulterated…

  • Honey
  • Olive Oil
  • Milk
  • ?
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Hasn’t it always been that way? :slightly_frowning_face:

True.They were telling fibs in the garden of Eden.

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If the Big Ben hologram on a £5 pound note is a different shade of gold and silver from the front to the back,it is fake.
OOOOPS,my mistake,just got a £5 note and the image is the same on both sides, sorry.

I respect that Azz but how many people are going to have the inclination to follow through?
I love my peanut butter…
When you’re peckish you don’t read the label :slightly_smiling_face:

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