Well, a few years back, it was “tainted” honey from China – mixing sugar water and other liquids with the honey to dilute it and make it go farther.
Now, it seems that the Chinese are using company “fronts” or “back doors” from other countries to get around the decade-old sanctions. China does this to avoid paying the trade taxes.
They are flooding the US with their honey, since the US consumes over twice the honey that can be consumed by its honey bees.
Read the article here:
AFP: China accused of ‘honey laundering’ by US senator.
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