Hi Bob
> I am no chemist but really can not see *huge* health risks from
> HMF levels and see mainly as a way to stop the flow of imported
> honey into the U.K. rather than a safety issue.
I should point out that UK has the highest limit for HMF (80mg/kg), in
order to allow importation of more honey, not the other way around.
HMF is supposedly not harmful to humans, the levels of it that occur in
corn syrup are, hundreds, if not thousands, of times higher than in honey.
Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
http://www.dave-cushman.net (http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman)
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