This is why you should buy local honey. You can hunt down the beekeeper and beat him if he poisons you. Ugh.
OTTAWA — Four out of 10 honey jars sold in Canada contain elevated levels of chemical residues, newly released government test results show.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last year found that 61 per cent of honey complied with federal chemical-residue requirements — far short of the agency’s compliance target of 95 per cent, according to CFIA’s 2009/10 performance report.
via Nothing sweet about this: 4 in 10 honey jars fail chemical-residue test.
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