On Thu, 15 May 2008 17:32:34 -0400, James Fischer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


>Amitraz cannot be OFFICIALLY used in hives.
>Any detection of amitraz in hives or honey
>at any level would be grounds for destruction
>of the honey as adulterated by pesticides not
>approved for use in connection with honey.
>


I have heard more then once from credible sources that there is a Federal limit for Amitraz in honey 
even though its not registered for use in hives in the USA anymore and that a major regional packer 
in the Midwest has moved their internal spec upwards in order to continue to be able fill the 
warehouse with incoming drums of domestic honey.  

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