Scandal in the supermarket: 80% of the honey samples fake!
Scandal in the supermarket: 80% of the honey samples fake!
The alarm bells ring in the honey world! Greenpeace reacts concerned to the terrifying test results of honey from German supermarkets. According to a report by the consumer protection program "ORF concrete", around 80 percent of the tested honey samples should be fake, reports Today.at . These counterfeits are often stretched with sugar syrup, and there is a risk that the shelves of the Austrian supermarkets of such falsified honey will also be offered. Greenpeace therefore calls for immediate tests by the Austrian Agency for Health and Nutritional Safety (AGE) to check the authenticity of the honey.
Sebastian Theissing-Matei, Agricultural expert of Greenpeace, warns: "If the scandalous German test results also come true for Austria, we are talking about one of the greatest consumer decrees for many years." A new scientific analysis that examines the DNA profile of the honey has brought this problem to light. The Estonian laboratory Celvia has collected unadulterated honey to compensate for them with presumably fake honey, reports
The demand from Greenpeace is clear: The political and health authorities in Austria must now act to ensure that consumers benefit from real honey. "We may all already have honey at home, which has been punched out with sugar syrup without our knowledge," Theissing-Matei is worried. There is no evidence that honey is affected by Austrian beekeepers. Therefore, Greenpeace advises to use these products until the situation is clarified. The pressure on the supermarkets and honeyfill is growing to create clarity as quickly as possible and, if necessary, remove fake products from the shelves. need for action required
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