Independent testing of the 30 top-selling honey brands in the U.S. found no adulteration, according to the Honey Integrity Task Force. Two brands were labeled as a honey blend while the remaining 28 were labeled pure honey and all products tested accordingly. The brands were selected based on Nielsen's data and the samples were taken from retailers shelves across the country.
RQA Inc., was hired to conduct the study. They pulled two sets of each of the 30 samples from retail shelves across the country. The honey sample brand names were masked, and the samples were sent to two independent German laboratories that specialize in honey testing, QSI and Intertek.
Each lab conducted two adulteration tests which are well recognized methods designed to determine if any sugar was added to the honey.
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