Honey Laundering: Tainted product still slips easily into U.S.
Officials are rarely notified
"If we buy Chinese honey, as we do far too often, we know it may contain chloramphenicol or some other antibiotic that is illegal in any food product," said Brady, who produces about a million pounds of honey a year. "To find it and not report it is criminal."
Two-thirds of the honey Americans consume is imported and almost half of that, regardless of what's on the label, comes from China, the Seattle P-I reported last month.
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Well, I knew about Chinese honey years ago--they came in and undercut the US market back in the early 90s. Had no idea about the contamination but I am not surprised. That no one really cares is what is surprising.