cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/32967490
The World Beekeeping Awards will not award a prize for honey next year after warnings of widespread fraud in the global supply chain.
Apimondia, the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations, says it will showcase honey from around the world at its congress in Denmark, but for the first time make no awards for the product.
The decision came as beekeepers and importers face a mounting crisis over the scale of fraud, with warnings that genuine products are bulked out with cheaper sugar syrup. Some common tests to detect fraud can easily be defeated, and beekeepers say there has been a failure by food watchdogs and the industry to combat the fraudsters.
Canary moment for the youngins. Regulations globally are failing to meet the demand in order to protect us. It’snot just honey. Especially with a mobster in office. Litetally every regulatory body is in a sort of decline. Either because of underfunding, or the laws have fallen behind. point is: If I told you that dying of old age is basically a lottery at this point, how would you carry on?