Utah, New York, Nebraska eye honey standards

There's an interesting trend developing here, with lawmakers in Utah, New York and Nebraska all considering measures to set honey ID standards.

New York Senator Schumer assails 'honey laundering'

Sen. Charles Schumer has attacked suspicious trade practices by Chinese honey producers, the so-called "honey laundering." Says Schumer:

Instead of simply selling their product in a fair and competitive way, the Chinese are using illegal, backdoor deliveries and mislabeling their product to accomplish their goal. Today I am calling on the federal government to issue a stinging rebuke to these practices, and once again level the playing field.

Schumer was to take part in Senate hearings. I read that there would be audio of the hearing at the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission website; nothing as of this writing, but check back.