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Honey Adulteration 2.0

20.05.2022

Unauthorized Addition of Products for Quality Manipulation The detection of unauthorized additions of various sugar syrups from different sources (corn, rice, sugar beet, sugar cane, wheat, etc.) has been the focus of honey analysis for years. In...

Addition of Matrine and Oxymatrine to pesticide spectrum in honey

15.07.2021

Matrin and the structurally related oxymatrin occur naturally in traditional Chinese medicine plants such as Sophora flavescens and possess insecticidal properties. Matrin is registered in the Asian countries Bangladesh, China, Mongolia, Myanmar...