Honey Authenticity Summary Data

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) collects samples of honey from across Canada to test for adulteration with foreign sugars. Testing is done using two techniques. Samples in the datasets below were tested by the CFIA for the addition of C4 sugars using Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis (SIRA), and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Analyses were conducted by a contracted laboratory to detect these and other added foreign sugars, including C3 types.

Additional Information:

• CFIA's Food Fraud Annual Report 2023 to 2024 report

• CFIA's Food Fraud Annual Report 2022 to 2023 report

• CFIA's Food Fraud Annual Report 2021 to 2022

• CFIA's Food Fraud Annual Report (2020 to 2021) report

• CFIA's Honey authenticity surveillance results (2019 to 2020) report

• CFIA's Enhanced honey authenticity surveillance (2018 to 2019) report

• CFIA's Compliance and enforcement activities

Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments

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