{"id":26304,"date":"2021-02-21T10:30:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/?p=26304"},"modified":"2021-02-20T12:55:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T07:25:25","slug":"fssai-and-cse-on-honey-adulteration-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssai-and-cse-on-honey-adulteration-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"FSSAI and CSE on Honey Adulteration Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Honey is a healthy&nbsp;natural sweet substance produced from collected honey bee nectar from different variety of flowers. Honey has many health benefits. Honey Adulteration is a legal term signifying that a food product fails to meet the required standard as set by the federal or state. Therefore, CSE has conducted the detection test and has claimed honey adulteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssai-and-cse-on-honey-adulteration-claim\/#Quality_Control_Check_against_Adulteration_of_Honey\" >Quality Control Check against Adulteration of Honey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssai-and-cse-on-honey-adulteration-claim\/#Methods_of_Honey_Adulteration\" >Methods of Honey Adulteration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssai-and-cse-on-honey-adulteration-claim\/#CSE_Statement_on_Honey_Adulteration_Claim\" >CSE Statement on Honey Adulteration Claim<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssai-and-cse-on-honey-adulteration-claim\/#FSSAIs_Statement_on_the_CSE_Claim\" >FSSAI\u2019s Statement on the CSE Claim<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssai-and-cse-on-honey-adulteration-claim\/#The_Final_Statement_of_CSE\" >The Final Statement of CSE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssai-and-cse-on-honey-adulteration-claim\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quality_Control_Check_against_Adulteration_of_Honey\"><\/span>Quality Control Check against Adulteration of Honey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Because\nof the high value and benefit of honey it has stimulated the dealers by\nindulging into fraudulent acts of adulteration of honey. The adulteration can\nbe done by mixing cheaper sweeteners either by a method of direct or secondary\ninclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore,\nrigorous quality control check and strict regulations must be there to make\nsure the quality and authenticity of honeys while at the same time safeguarding\nthe health and wellbeing of the consumers. The researchers are constantly\nexploring and detecting, they are using efficient and sensitive detection\nsystems using chemometric-integrated spectroscopic techniques to identify\nadulterants in honey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These techniques have gathered noteworthy attention of researchers for use in detecting and classifying honey in addition to the adulterants that are incorporated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/food-processing-industry-in-india\/\">Food Processing Industry in India: A Ballooning Sector Fluttering High on Huge Investment Opportunities <\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Methods_of_Honey_Adulteration\"><\/span>Methods of Honey Adulteration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Honey adulteration methods can be both direct and indirect, which are as follows:-<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Direct Honey Adulteration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a direct method means that the substance is directly added to the honey. Direct adulteration can be of four types as given below :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Direct-Honey-Adulteration.png\" alt=\"Direct Honey Adulteration\" class=\"wp-image-26310\" width=\"508\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Direct-Honey-Adulteration.png 652w, https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Direct-Honey-Adulteration-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indirect Honey Adulteration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is\na process of adulterating the honey bees are fed any kind of adulterating\nsubstance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CSE_Statement_on_Honey_Adulteration_Claim\"><\/span>CSE Statement on Honey Adulteration Claim<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is an\norganisation for public interest research and advocacy located in New Delhi.\nCSE researches about things that needs urgent attention and communicates the necessity\nof change and development that is both sustainable and reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After an investigation\ndone by CSE in December 2020 it elucidated and released their statements on\nhoney adulteration claim and stated about the ongoing \u2018Food Fraud\u2019. It had\nexposed that 77 per cent of honey samples to pass the tests of purity in honey\nand most of the brands producing honey were found to be adulterated with sugar\nsyrups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the 13 brands\nthat were tested only three brands were passed in the honey test detection. The\nbrands that passed the test were Saffola, Sohna, Markfed and Nature\u2019s Nectar. The\nfew reliable brands including Dabur, Patanjali, Zandu, Baidyanath, etc failed\nthe NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CSE at the Centre\nfor Analysis and Learning in Livestock and Food (CALF) at the National Dairy\nDevelopment Board (NDDB) in Gujarat was the first to check the samples of this\nbrand. According to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) most of the\ntop brands passed the purity test but a few smaller brands failed the test and\nC4 sugar was detected which is the most basic adulteration using sugarcane. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when the global test\nof Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) laboratory tests were done with the same\nbrands to check for the use&nbsp; of modified\nsugar syrups then almost all the brands failed to pass in this test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FSSAIs_Statement_on_the_CSE_Claim\"><\/span>FSSAI\u2019s Statement on the CSE Claim<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the CSE released the honey adulteration claim the Food Safety and Standards\nAuthority of India&nbsp;(FSSAI) which is an autonomous body solely\nresponsible to come up with guidelines for safeguarding the public health by\nensuring food safety issued its statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>FSSAI said that it was unclear of why the CSE did not conduct the test by using Specific Marker for Rice syrup (SMR) test which is an extra focused and sensitive test prescribed by it. Rather the CSE used the NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) method, as this test is a swift and database-driven detection method with a restricted utility in the Indian perspective.<\/li><li>The FSSAI also stated that till now there has been no food regulator in the world mandating the test method &#8211; NMR for honey.<\/li><li>&nbsp;SMR is already a more sensitive driven test that has been made compulsory and it is a steadier and a focused test to identify rice syrup adulteration in honey. Therefore, it was felt by the expertise scientific experts that NMR test is not required as NMR test is not made obligatory as a test method as was said by <a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/fssai-license\"><strong>FSSAI<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li>For efficiency of NMR test method, the existence of prior database is a necessary requirement. And for Indian honey there is still no such database at present and so the NMR testing method will have a very restricted utility in honey adulteration claim.<\/li><li>FSSAI had issued all these directions on 23<sup>rd<\/sup> December, 2020 for the first time which was done on the request from the Ministry of Agriculture which recommended that imported syrups are being used for honey adulteration.<\/li><li>FSSAI said that strict action is requisite to put a stop to adulteration from various kinds of direct and indirect sources and so this order is not erroneous but is a part of the continuing efforts to prevent honey adulteration claim.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Final_Statement_of_CSE\"><\/span>The Final Statement of CSE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After the FSSAI issued their statement the CSE felt it necessary to clear their stand. According to their statement, NMR (<em><strong>Nuclear Magnetic Resonance<\/strong><\/em><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nuclear_magnetic_resonance\"><em><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/sup>) is an advanced honey adulteration test that can detect adulteration of honey with modified sugar syrups which can go undetected by any other tests. NMR test is being used in various different parts of the globe and is serving the same reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CSE in\ntheir statement referred to the Indian government saying that they have made\nNMR test compulsory since August 2020 for the entire honey adulteration claim\nthat is used for exportation. The NMR testing system is an authentic testing\nsystem that can help the test detectors and agencies to find whether the honey is\nadulterated or not. It is important to know that which companies are selling\nadulterated honey so that necessary punitive action is taken against them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest update on CSE\u2019S honey adulteration claim is that because it is a Government approved and mandated test it should be enforced in India. As the business of honey adulteration is so much in prevalent in the market that in no time there will be syrups which can circumvent the NMR test as well. There is no doubt that adulteration has constantly evolved to surpass the laboratory test. Therefore, it is very important to regulate syrup tests. FSSAI has said that it will come up with better enforcement guidelines and traceability test of adulterated honey claim. It will take action against the companies involved in honey adulteration and bring new regulations as honey adulteration not only impacts our health but our food productivity and livelihood which urgently need to be protected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/corpbiz.io\/learning\/fssai-rules-and-regulations-for-food-sector\/\">FSSAI Rules and Regulations for Food Sector <\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honey is a healthy&nbsp;natural sweet substance produced from collected honey bee nectar from different variety of flowers. Honey has many health benefits. Honey Adulteration is a legal term signifying that a food product fails to meet the required standard as set by the federal or state. 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