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Supreme Court notice on Honey Adulteration

April 21, 2021
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In News: The Supreme Court on April 19, 2021 issued a notice to the Centre and 34 state and Union Territories on a petition seeking directions to check the authenticity of honey being sold in India.

Honey Adulteration

  • Honey marketed by several major brands in India has been found to be adulterated with sugar syrup, according to an investigation conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
  • CSE is a non-profit organisation dedicated to public interest research and advocacy.

Key Findings

  • The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) test failed to pass 10 of the 13 brands that were tested.
  • Dabur, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Zandu, Hitkari, and Apis Himalaya honey samples all failed the globally recognised NMR exam.
  • Honey-producing companies in India are importing synthetic sugar syrups from China to adulterate with honey.
  • CSE tracked down Chinese trade portals that were selling fructose syrup that could pass adulteration checks.
  • Even if 50-80% of the honey is adulterated with syrup, Chinese companies told CSE that it will pass all of the necessary tests under Indian standards.
  • According to Indian rules, tests are used to determine if the honey has been tainted with C4 sugar (cane sugar) or C3 sugar (rice sugar).
  • Adulteration also harmed beekeepers, who considered it unprofitable to make pure honey because sugar-syrup honey was often available at half the price.

NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) Test

  • It’s a test that determines a product’s molecular composition.
  • It’s an analytical chemistry technique for determining the content and purity of a sample, as well as its molecular structure, that’s used in quality control and analysis.
  • Indian law does not require the NMR test for honey that is sold locally, but it is necessary for export.
  • Although recent NMR tests were effective in detecting additives, they failed to detect the quantity of adulteration.
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