The much-reported collapse of Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in Europe and America has (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5420698.ece) allegedly opened the way to a cunning marketing ploy. Honey from China is apparently exported to some second countries, who then 'rebadge' it as coming from 'preferred'/approved locations, before selling it on at greatly inflated prices. The process is said to be very rarely detected (DNA tests etc are relatively expensive and are unlikely to be routinely invoked), which also makes establishing the verity of the claim difficult. The practice would (if confirmed), however, result in avoidance of many food safety checks (e.g. levels of pesticides etc). The poor would then be most likely to suffer potential consequences.
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