Re: Honey--Checking Sources

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi everyone:

>

> In Canada, if you see a jar of honey labelled " Canada No. 1 Honey "

> this doesn't mean that it was produced in Canada. It refers to the

> grade of honey. Kind of deceiving isn't it?

http://www.billybee.com/en/infocentre/generalfacts.shtml

Billy bee Honey in Canada is from Canada. I use the clear pasteurized as

approved by

Elaine.

Carol F.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Carol.

I checked out the Billy Bee site; they don't say anything on there

about their honey being 100% Canadian. I've e-mailed asking for

clarification on the addition of cane and/or corn sugars (even though

I'll stick to local honey during Farmers' Market season). There I found

the site for the

Canadian Honey Council:

http://www.honeycouncil.ca

Then I found this from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency about how

they inspect honey and facilities:

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/honmiel/honmiele.shtml

Note they don't inspect honey for the addition of cane or other sugars

in imported honey, even though they have a method of detecting it:

http://www.honeycouncil.ca/users/folder.asp?FolderID=4846

(C4 sugars are from cane and corn sources)

Then I found this from the Federal Government. It's the Canadian

Agricultural Products Act _Honey Regulations_

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-0.4/C.R.C.-c.287/index.html

Don't have time to go through all of that one, but it would be

interesting to find out if they do inspect for added cane/corn sugars.

So I sent an e-mail to the CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

asking for clarification on the additives issue. (Okay lady, that's

enough computer time for you!)

My preference is for the unpasteurized as this leaves the natural

enzymes intact, which continue to further break down the small amounts

of glucose that remain in the honey. The honey I bought today was

blueberry, YUM!

Then again, I may go back to limiting carbs, as I had about a tbsp of

honey throughout the day, and the equivalent of 2 bites of banana and

my hands and feet are getting itchy :-(.

Theresa (in Vancouver, Canada)

>

> http://www.billybee.com/en/infocentre/generalfacts.shtml

>

> Billy bee Honey in Canada is from Canada. I use the clear pasteurized

as approved by

> Elaine.

>

> Carol F.

[Guest guest]

Okay, either someone in the CFIA is working overtime, or they have a

very intelligent computer. This response just came in to the query I

sent them earlier this evening:

//The Food and Drug Regulations (B.18.025) specify the standard for

honey and the addition of other sugars is not permitted. Domestic and

imported must meet the same standard when sold in Canada.

Where imported honey is blended with Canadian honey and is graded

under the Honey Regulations, the container must be marked with the

words " A Blend of Canadian and (naming the source or sources) Honey "

or " mélange de miel canadien et de miel (naming the source or

sources) " or " A blend (naming the source or sources) Honey and

Canadian Honey " or " mélange de miel (naming the source or sources) et

de miel canadien " . The sources must be named in descending order of

their proportion.

Prepackaged imported honey must be marked with the name of the

country of origin preceded by the words " Product of " .

The CFIA conducts consumer protection testing on a variety of

products, including honey, to verify compositional compliance and

labelling accuracy.

Thank you for using the CFIA web site.//

I've replied asking for clarification of what " consumer protection

testing " involves.

Theresa (in Vancouver, Canada)

> So I sent an e-mail to the CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

> asking for clarification on the additives issue.

[Guest guest]

> Thanks Carol.

>

> I checked out the Billy Bee site; they don't say anything on there

> about their honey being 100% Canadian. I've e-mailed asking for

> clarification on the addition of cane and/or corn sugars (even though

> I'll stick to local honey during Farmers' Market season). There I found

> the site for the

>

I've used Billy Bee Honey for 30 years and the past six while on SCD

and if there were corn or sugar in it would have reacted as I am

supersensitive. I react violently to moist " farmer's " unpasteurized

honey. Elaine approved on Billy bee and I will be shocked if it does

not prove compliant.

Carol F.

Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS

SCD 6 years