Simply Put: Nursery rhymes about honey

Simply Put: Honey fraud

CSE says honey brands sharing their own versions of lab tests is no surprise

The non-profit was responding to brands such as Dabur and Apis India responding to its expose of honey aduleteration with reports of their own

Supreme Court notice to Centre, states on honey adulteration plea based on CSE probe

CSE probe last year, brought to you by Down To Earth, exposed how Indian honey brands have been taking consumers for a ride

Adulteration of honey with sugar syrup most pressing threat: Beekeepers

Beekeepers from a number of states spoke said they were losing jobs due to honey aduleterated with sugar syrups being sold in the market

Why bees? Why honey?

CSE’s probe is not just about honey or its adulteration; it is about the ‘nature’ of the business of future food

CSE gives FSSAI information about its probe into honey adulteration

Urges food regulator to take quick action against nefarious business

Forest fires, soaring heat to affect honey output from Similipal

Honey gathering is one of the main occupations of tribal people in the Similipal Biosphere Reserve

Honey Fraud: Central consumer authority to act on CSE findings

The Central Consumer Protection Authority has asked food regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, to take appropriate …

Not so sweet: Honey production falls 40% in Bihar

Researchers have attributed the fall to erratic weather conditions in the state 

Honey Fraud: A wrap of CSE study on adulteration

The biggest names in the Indian honey business are selling adulterated honey. Our health — as well as our beekeepers — are …

The Honey Trap

Investigation into the business of adulteration of honey

Do honeybees tightly regulate their diet? Researchers trying to find out

Research findings might equip beekeepers with valuable insights, enabling them to provide essential dietary supplements 

It’s sugar, honey; and it’s a crime

Tests from a German laboratory found that Indian honey is adulterated with sugar syrup

Dabur’s advertisements are attempts to confuse consumers

Inconsistent messaging to consumers by honey brands does not change the fact about their adulteration with sugar syrups; it only confuses them

Honey as a biomarker for pollution

Areas with heavy vehicle movement and industrial activity had increased concentration of lead in honey compared to agriculture land

Goa introduces tags to protect biodiversity zones

Organisations selling products, which are made using ingredients from these zones, will now have to pay 0.01 per cent of their annual profits to …

A Sweet Golden Steal

Honey! sounds simple when we say the word, but has a complex background

Honey for Nothing

Dew distilled from stars and rainbows

For centuries, humans have collected honey and put it to various uses, from a sweetener making alcohol

Honey fraud: No bold FSSAI move but ads from erring brands grew, says CSE

Advertising volumes for honey category grew nine times in print and four times in digital media in December

Honey Fraud: Our response to statements from Dabur, Patanjali

On December 2, 2020, Delhi-based nonprofit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down To Earth released findings on the nefarious business …

Simply Put: Chinese Democracy

A taste of honey

For the small farmer, beekeeping is the new buzzword, as honey presents itself as an alternative source of income

CSE rebuts Chinese co exporting sugar syrup to India

Clear from correspondence with Wuhu Deli Foods that it knew and understood the honey adulteration business