3. Fraud
Honey is a natural product harvested by bees, from which it is impossible to extract or add anything [worldwide regulations
[60]
, European directives 74-409 and country-specific regulations (see
)]. However, a number of exporting countries and a few unscrupulous producers do not hesitate to contravene these regulations. The main types of fraud to be considered are of a physico-chemical, botanical or geographical nature.
The simplest of these are "dirty" honeys, with numerous mineral traces such as clays, crystals, loess and earth (Chinese honeys) (figure
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