Researchers disclosed that the honey products contain syrups made from sugar cane and corn after making nuclear-based tests. They said that this “fraudulent practice” allows manufacturers to increase the volume of their products while reducing the production costs.
DoST-PNRI said that impure honey can seriously damage the local industry for it can pull down the price of honey. Fake honey can be sold as low as one-third of the original price of the authentic honey. If so, any substance added to the mixture must be declared in the labeling. Moreover, the geographical location where the honey was sourced should be written in labels.
Bautista and his team have already forwarded their findings to the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.
Source: Tech Daily Report (techdailyreport.net)