Tesco's withdrawal of its own-label honey comes after an investigation by Richmond Council Trading Standards. Honey was sent for analysis by NMR,which gave results that it was adulterated with exogenous sugar syrups. Tesco has temporarily taken the honey off the shelves for further examination, but insists the product is "100% pure, natural and can be directly traced back to the beekeeper".
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This is such an interesting article and it will be fascinating to see how the story pans out. The science behind the testing is really challenging. Thanks for highlighting!