One in five samples of local honey sourced from Australia,including boutique brands,has been found to be fake,deepening the global scandal over the impurity of honey.
Horticulturalist Robert Costa has stressed the only reason he commissioned controversial testing of honey purity was to protect the Australian industry.
Key figures in horticulture have echoed concerns about the need for a vibrant Australian beekeeping industry that provide bees to pollinate crops.
Some honey producers in the world's biggest market do the right thing,but it's a constant battle against fakery.
If you think it’s hard to pass fake honey off as the real thing,try typing “rice syrup pass” into Google and the results will shock you.
Honey shipped to Australia could face a new test to weed out"fake"produce blended with sugary syrup under changes being considered by the federal agriculture department.
Honey giant has hit back after tests showed its imported honey was"adulterated".
Australia's best-known honey brand Capilano is hoping to tap into the huge Chinese market after sealing a $200 million deal with a Hong Kong-based private equity firm.
A controversial honey blend that uses Australian and Chinese ingredients won't be stocked at the supermarket giant as it looks to source"100 per cent"Australian product.
WA's premium jarrah and marri honeys are finally getting the international recognition they deserve after a huge effort by industry and government.
Soaring sales to Asia have helped Australia's biggest honey packer defy supply cost rises to deliver a 53 per cent surge in net profit.