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Egon asked
 
>At what temp. and time is natural honey pasteurized?
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I have read several schedules like the one below to kill naturally occurring
yeasts in honey.  But this DOES NOT apply to disease pathogens such as those
causing problems with infants as discussed on BEE-L a while ago.
 
Degrees
Centigrade  Minutes
52          407
54          170
57           60
60           22
63         7.5
66            2.8
68            1.0
 
The only 'regulation' about this that I am aware of in Canada is that honey
may be raised a grade limited by water content.  i.e., it can be pasteurized
instead of dried to achieve the higher grade.  Does anyone have anything to
add to this?
 
george fielder