Exploring Fraudulent Honey Cases from Readily Available Food Fraud Databases

Objective - Honey has been identified statistically, from an extensive record of scholarly journals and media reports, as one the most adulterated ingredients. It a long history dilution, substitution, misrepresentation floral sources, geographical origin. Despite growing reported honey adulteration cases, global market retaining its dominance. According to Market Research Future, demand estimates flourish at substantial growth rate 7.22% during forecast period 2017-2023. Increasing commercial value motivate falsification in honey. This paper aims examine underlying factor fraud's existence prevalence by reviewing core issues quality assurance standpoint. Methodology/Technique reports on industry scale fraud using data existing food databases. cases Food Adulteration Incidents Registry (FAIR) Fraud Summary Month Reports were extracted, reviewed, summarized. Finding The findings begin with overview past current standing fraud, followed identification types fraudulent practices honey, lastly, highlighting challenges fighting fraud. Findings conclude which is widespread interconnected across world. includes admixing sugars or lower incorrect labeling honey's origin source. Challenges combatting are primarily due financial motivations for producing selling low control measures traceability system. Novelty database. Compared abundance research reporting latest advanced detection method authenticity, this examines fundamental measure be taken. Type Paper Review Keywords: Fraudulent Honey; Adulteration; Industrial Malpractice; Apiculture JEL Classification: Q10, Q18. URI: http://gatrenterprise.com/GATRJournals/GJBSSR/vol9.2_1.html DOI: https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2021.9.2(1) Pages 99 – 113