Following the five page synopsis in October's Bee Culture magazine
concerning "the Problem with Chinese Honey", the story was picked again
detailing a couple purchasers of supected trans-shipments from China
containing chloramphenicol residue.

http://www.american-reporter.com/2,194/4.html

Here's the intro.  Read the rest on the link above:
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      Vol. 9, No. 2,194 - The American Reporter - October 2, 2003


     An A.R. Exclusive
      CONTAMINATED CHINESE HONEY PUTS SARA LEE AND SMUCKERS IN STICKY
SITUATION
      by DeWayne Lumpkin
      American Reporter Correspondent
      Grants Pass, Ore.
      GRANTS PASS, Ore., Sept. 29, 2003 -- Two of America's best-known
brands, Sara Lee and J.M. Smuckers, have found themselves embroiled in a
sticky situation involving Chinese honey smuggling that has roiled the
global honey industry and led to investigations and recalls. Two federal
agencies and both companies acknowledge they have a problem with companies
that disguise the origin of Chinese honey contaminated with a powerful
antibiotic that in some cases can cause anemia, The American Reporter has
learned.

      Meanwhile, members of the American Honey Producers Association worry
the reputation of their honey could be tainted by contaminated imports and
fear a panicky consumer reaction like those involving Japanese apples and
pesticides several years ago. U.S. Customs Service and Food and Drug
Administration investigations have already led to recalls of some honey in
U.S. and Canadian restaurants.

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