Yoon said: > What do packers do with that banned stuff: a further > dilution with more good honey? Is dilution the solution? Better to slip it on a ship? It would appear that barrels rejected at US ports of entry went back to the shipper (China), and then promptly went out again from China through (ahem) a number of different countries on the other side of the planet, and hence back to the US, Europe, wherever. (See Allen's post of 7/01/03 entitled "Re: Mid US Hotline") These guys were so sloppy that they transshipped through places that NEVER export honey, like Singapore, and STILL got away with it for a while. As Bob Harrison said back in Feb 2003, "Vietnam must have had the mother of all honey crops". Bob somehow could not accept export figures that worked out to an sudden increase in production of about 1/4 metric ton per hive. Sorry to point out the obvious, but let's get real: a) Why do you THINK anyone would go to the extra expense and trouble of shipping honey in round-about ways? b) Why would anyone go to the extra expense and trouble of running honey through an "ultrafiltration" process? c) Why do your think the export numbers I cited back in Feb 2003 thrashed around so much for so many countries during periods when there was a low worldwide honey price, and margins could be eaten up by shipping? It appears that honey, like matter, is neither created nor destroyed by man. But false-flag honey is just like false-flag ammo. Both are sure to explode in one's face sooner or later. jim (Who sailed the planet with "Lake Winnipesaukee NH" on his transom and registration without any questions about how a 42-foot sloop had a land-locked lake for a "home port", proving that all the good customs agents work the airports.) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::