> That is somewhat odd. Is the chloramphenicol in the honey as a result of > the buckwheat... Buckwheat -- the kind that is produced in Canada -- honey is *very* dark and *very* strong. It is so strong, in fact, that most people do not like pure BW honey. Pure Canadian BW smells like a hog barn and looks like well-used differential oil. However, when blended with lighter, milder at about 10% of total volume, or even less, many more people find the BW flavour enjoyable. But, even a 10% blend is still quite dark and strong. The dark colour and strong flavour offers packers an irresistable opportunity. Since any honey that is blended with BW is overpowered by the colour and flavour of BW, an inferior blending honey will not be as noticable, unless it is *really* off. Therefore, BW blends tend to contain melter honey and other seconds that come a packer's way that are otherwise hard to market for a good price. Although the Chinese produce some very nice honey, not all of their honey is pleasant or light in colour. A lot of Chinese honey has come into Canada, in recent years, and, from what i've heard, some of it was not all that light or good-tasting. Moreover, it is well-known that some of it had chloramphenicol traces. I wonder if some of it was blended with good black Manitoba 120mm buckwheat honey in hopes of hiding it's character. I have never heard of chloramphenicol in any honey that has not actually, or probably, come from China. allen http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::