Australian honey toxic according to new research

Posted on 24 Jan 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
A study shows Australian honey contains the world's highest levels of PA contaminants. Image courtesy of Flickr - Dino Giordano

A new Irish study on levels of a certain toxin in honey around the world has found Australian honey to be the world’s most contaminated.

The study, published in Food Additives and Contaminants Journal found that Australian honey scored the worst in the world when it came to pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) contaminants. PA itself is linked to chronic diseases and enters honey through production sourced form certain kinds of noxious wild plants. While the honey tested does meet Food Standards…

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