Medhat Nasr said:

>> OTTAWA, June 21, 2003 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
>> and The Dickinson Family Inc. are warning consumers not to consume
>> certain Dickinson's brand honey which may contain chloramphenicol...

and Bob Harrison observed:

> Although the above may have been imported from the U.S.
> the above is obviously CHINA honey.

And apparently, Chinese honey that was imported and sat in storage or
changed hands several times within the US for quite some time before
being packed and distributed.

It should be clear to even the casual observer that any/all honey that
was contaminated with chloramphenicol has by now been run through the
new Chinese "ultrafiltration" process.

Accordingly, defensive plays must shift from detecting contaminants to
looking at levels of Hydrogen and Oxygen-18 to detect the ultrafiltration.

So, update those scorecards, we have the following changes to the lineup:

"Contaminated Honey"   is now   "Honey with no detectable pollen".
"Chloramphenicol"      is now   "Unusual Water Isotope Ratios"

Either of the above may also legally be called "Sweeteners Derived From Honey"
in the USA, in cases where all concerned fully comply with both the sprit and
the letter of the law.

...and that faint but steady clicking you hear is the ratcheting up of the
technologies on both sides on the planet to adjust.

                jim (Who wonders how long it will be before
                 attempts at counterfeit comb honey appear)

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