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> The term "certified" organic conjures up in my mind a chemical analysis of the product

Organic certification is never based upon analysis of product. It is solely based upon practices, and in the case of honey bees, the foraging environment. That is why most honey in the USA cannot be certified under the current rules.

Peter Loring Borst
Ithaca, NY  USA

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