Trust in our global food supply chains remains a concern. For the foreseeable future, much of Canada’s food fraud remains hidden in plain sight, sitting right there on our grocery store shelves.
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While industry bodies fight over who can claim that their mānuka honey is authentic, Māori interests are often left out of the debate.
More than a quarter of commercially available honeys show signs of having been bulked out with cheaper products such as sugar cane and corn syrup, a new analysis shows.
The bee product industry is booming and in unregulated markets, there is a strong economic incentive to cheat. Self regulation combined with legal deterrence could help clean up the sticky mess.
Australia’s largest honey producer has been accused of selling fake honey. But what is fake honey – and why has it only been found now?
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Associate Professor in Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation - School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Associate professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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PhD candidate, Macquarie University
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Toronto-based, doctoral researcher, Food Chain / Supply Chain Transparency, Trust, Technology, Standards @ Henley Business School, University of Reading
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Professor of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
