Alarming test results: 80% fake honey in supermarkets!

Alarming test results: 80% fake honey in supermarkets!

Österreich, Österreich - alarm level red in the honey shelf! According to a current study, up to 80 percent of the honey in supermarkets in Austria and Germany are fake. This worrying discovery, which has occurred in tests, shows that many products from Asia contain honey, which was stretched with cheap sugar syrup. The scandal shakes the trust of consumers, and the reactions from the Ministry of Health and Consumer Protection are clear: "This is a deception of consumers," reports

shocking test results

The European Commission has already announced plans to act against the fake honey. It is worked on uniform analysis standards at EU level to ensure the quality and authenticity of the honey. In Austria, the agency for health and nutritional security (AGES) deals intensively with honey analyzes and develops new test procedures with DNA sequencing. According to Greenpeace, which demand similar tests on Austrian supermarkets, the wrong honey could have been in circulation for a long time. Greenpeace agricultural expert Sebastian Theissing-Matei expressed: "If the test results come true, let's speak of one of the greatest consumer decrees for years", and recommends buying honey directly from Austrian beekeepers.
The analysis procedures are also increasingly criticized. As the Estonian laboratory Celvia reports, the test result of "non -authentic" honey is questioned, since the database used only includes a limited number of honey and lack important references. Critics criticize the method and call for cooperation to expand the database, as in a comment by Bienen and Natur

politics, authorities and transparency required

consumers must now be able to rely on the honey on the shelves that it is really the one he pretends to be. Therefore, politics, authorities and companies are obliged to act quickly and to create transparency. The pressure on the large retail chains and honey fillers is growing, because every fake honey pot could further endanger consumers' trust. A uniform approach will therefore be essential to secure the authenticity of the honey and to protect consumers from deception.