Chris forwarded advice from Bisi:

> Containers: Use only aluminium, tin, galvanised iron or plastic
> Do not use: copper, iron, steel or zinc, they dissolve into the honey and
> may affect colour and flavour and might reach toxic levels.

Aluminium???  Use galvanised iron, but not zinc???

Surely the message has to be plastic (food grade) or stainless steel.  Many 
of the African countries are wanting to export honey; some are already!  So 
why should they be able to sell us honey that has been stored in aluminium 
or galvanised containers, when this is not permitted here?  Even India has 
banned the use of galvanised tanks.
Best wishes

Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/

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