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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Beekeepers halt honey awards over ‘huge fraud’ in global supply chain

Dipping in to a jar of organic honey.
Local honey is much less likely to be adulterated, according to the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations. Photograph: SimpleImages/Getty Images

The World Beekeeping Awards will not award a prize for honey next year after warnings of widespread fraud in the global supply chain.

Apimondia, the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations, says it will showcase honey from around the world at its congress in Denmark, but for the first time make no awards for the product.

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