http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/6195/20140227/honey-fraud-pollen-is-removed-from-75-percent-of-honey-sold-commercially-in-us.htm

Because the US Food and Drug Administration does not require pollen to be
in honey sold in the US, importers are free to remove it, Bryant said.

"This makes it possible for some companies to buy cheap honey with no
pollen and there are no clues to know where it comes from," he said.

Bryant has put his support behind US Senate bill
S-662<http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/662>,
a customs re-authorization bill that, if passed, would require the federal
government to ensure the origin of imported honey and enforce more accurate
product labeling.

"If this bill is passed, it would require sellers to be accurate in terms
of what they put on honey labels," Bryant said. "There is no law now that
requires that type of 'truth in labeling' for honey. This new Senate bill
would ensure that consumers get what they're paying for and it will help
the honest beekeepers sell their honey."

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