Authorities in Oregon seize counterfeit honey

Authorities found 10,000 gallons of counterfeit honey from a warehouse in Salem, Oregon.

Honey exec guilty in import case

An executive of a Chicago import firm pleaded guilty to conspiring to avoid $5 million in duties with mislabeled honey.

Honey tainted with dangerous antibiotic seized in Philadelphia

The honey came from China, and contains chloramphenicol, which is not approved for use in animal-related foodstuffs in the United States.

Update on honey-production concerns

AOL's public health correspondent has written about the latest concerns over fraudulent honey. Executives from the nations's top honey producers and sellers met in secret Monday to examine the problem.

AOL report on the latest case in LA

The Web site's senior public health correspondent also details some of the overarching problems with so-called "honey laundering."
Huffington Post has a link to the same article, as well.

Honey importer arrested

The Ethiopian Review reports that an executive of several honey import companies has been arrested and charged with conspiring to falsely label honey to avoid U.S. tariffs. The honey allegedly came from China, but was labeled as coming from South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, which pay lower tariffs than China.