Seven Companies Caught by MFDS for Selling Sayang Honey as Natural Honey

Honey that was found violating labeling standards by indicating extracted honey as honey by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
[Photo by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 29th that it has identified seven companies that sold adulterated honey as natural honey, requested administrative actions from the relevant authorities, and filed complaints.

Adulterated honey is honey produced by feeding bees sugar syrup for harvesting and maturation, and it is about three times cheaper than natural honey. The Ministry tested 20 products labeled as natural honey and found that five products exceeded the carbon isotope ratio standard for natural honey, thus being determined as adulterated honey.

These five companies did not display any indication that the honey was adulterated, and among them, two companies falsified the carbon isotope ratio to appear as if their products met the natural honey standards.

Additionally, one company was caught for not indicating the production year or production date, and another company was caught for failing to display the adulterated honey notice.

A Ministry of Food and Drug Safety official stated, "We will continue to strengthen crackdowns on illegal acts such as deceiving consumers to ensure that the public can consume safe and sound food products."

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