A funny version of this is Manuka honey. It's not easy to define and it's slowly turned into an NZ versus Australia thing. There have been examples where bees that only gave Manuka to feed on are making honey that doesn't meet the standard, and bees that weren't thought to be feeding on Manuka have been making Manuka honey.
I have seen recipes for making non compliant honey into compliant honey (to be clear, the input honey is Manuka, but the lab test wasn't being being passed). It's about blending various types of honey.
It's a bit dumb in my view and needs a better test. As you say, it's meeting the test, not the objective of the test.
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A funny version of this is Manuka honey. It's not easy to define and it's slowly turned into an NZ versus Australia thing. There have been examples where bees that only gave Manuka to feed on are making honey that doesn't meet the standard, and bees that weren't thought to be feeding on Manuka have been making Manuka honey.
I have seen recipes for making non compliant honey into compliant honey (to be clear, the input honey is Manuka, but the lab test wasn't being being passed). It's about blending various types of honey.
It's a bit dumb in my view and needs a better test. As you say, it's meeting the test, not the objective of the test.