"2. Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide, meaning that it permeates every cell of the plant, even if only used as a seed dressing. That means it WILL be present in the sugar, as processing does not affect it."

The above statement is not true.  Refining sucrose sugar removes almost any trace of any substance other than sucrose sugar molecules.  The bulk of the impurities are removed by the crystallization process, and subsequent washings.  The remaining impurities are bleached out and that would most likely destroy or denature nicatinoids.  The black liquor molasses left over from the refining process contains all of the other organic and non organic impurities, while the sucrose sugar crystals hitting the dryer are >99.9% pure sucrose sugar.  There are few commercial processes as effective as the sugar refining process at removing impurities of almost any kind.

The chief complaint about sucrose sugar is it's purity, and lack of any residual nutrients or beneficial minerals.  It is in fact, purely sugar, far more so than honey.

Eric Simms, Chemical Engineer


     
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