That has been a global problem, lots of it in the US as well. I tend to only buy honey from known local producers, either at specialty stores or street markets.
There is an interesting story (only slightly relevant) about glycerine. It was a pure liquid, held in many labs throughout the world. Until for some reason it crystallised in one lab. Wishing a short amount of time all the world's samples crystallised.
Just to be clear -- this story is fictional, it did not happen in real life. It has become a bit of an urban legend because of a video game but does not have a basis in fact.
I don't know for the US, but in Europe fake honey is a big problem. There were several grocery chains who had to call back their honey because of it
That has been a global problem, lots of it in the US as well. I tend to only buy honey from known local producers, either at specialty stores or street markets.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11951860
Above from 2016 (87 comments), and original from 2013:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6263724 The Science Behind Honey’s Eternal Shelf Life (smithsonianmag.com) 86 comments
Tangent vulture bees yuck
There is an interesting story (only slightly relevant) about glycerine. It was a pure liquid, held in many labs throughout the world. Until for some reason it crystallised in one lab. Wishing a short amount of time all the world's samples crystallised.
Sounds similar to the real-life case of ritonavir:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritonavir#Polymorphism_and_tem...
Veritasium just did a video on this.
https://youtu.be/ksn5yrsC3Wg
Just to be clear -- this story is fictional, it did not happen in real life. It has become a bit of an urban legend because of a video game but does not have a basis in fact.
Interesting! Could you expand?