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MGO Manuka Honey Level is Consumer Friendly  
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2008/02/paul-mgo-manuka-honey-level-is-consumer.html 

[Editor's Note: This article was submitted by Manuka Health New Zealand Limited Chief Executive Kerry Paul in response to an earlier statement by Professor Peter Molan, headlined "MGO Level Not Good Indicator of Honey's Antibacterial Activity," published on Apitherapy News. Note also that the term "MGO" is trademarked.]

The ground-breaking research from Professor Henle's research group published in Journal of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research established for the first time methylglyoxal was responsible for the unique anti-bacterial activity of manuka honey. A later publication by the University of Waikato confirmed the Dresden discovery.

The significance of the University of Dresden research is consumers can now be informed about what is in the manuka honey they are consuming and given information about how it relates to anti-bacterial activity. The issue is about being honest with consumers and being transparent with the information provided...

The agar diffusion assay used to measure the anti-bacterial activity of honey is open to error and that is why medical researchers use the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) assay to present their research...

It is a commonly accepted view by all those involved in using the agar diffusion assay for honey testing that the system needs significant improvement...
 

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