> this string has hit a nerve that I have been dealing with about imported
> honey.
>
> I thought about the brood in the bag being mashed and the liquids mixed
> with the honey.
>
> Is importated honey checked for fical matter?
>
> other countries seem to use chemicals that are forbidden in the U.S. and
> we eat it any way.   Whats the logic.   Who are the laws portecting?
 
While I am certainly supportive of providing a healthy, clean, safe
product, I think the above arguments are emotive and potentially
counterproductive to the writer's *real* argument.  Might I suggest
that if you want to 'protect' your local market from imports, you
provide a superior product and market it in such a way as to achieve
the financial returns you require for your work and investment.
Emphasis on possible negative points of the imported product
(particularly when only alluded to in such a manner) as you say
doesn't really help *anyone's* products...
 
Incidentally, the US uses the use of a number of chemicals in
beehives that aren't allowed in some other countries.  *On its own*
that is not a blanket reason for disallowing the honey, or an
implication that it is unsafe for consumption...
 
 
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