We adulterated samples of pure honey
Mixed Chinese and Indian 'all pass' syrups at 25%, 50% and 75%
Sent samples to laboratory
Adulterated samples with 25% and 50% sugar syrup passed the test of purity
We confirm that sugar syrups exist that can bypass the 2020 FSSAI standard for honey
NOW WE had the sample of the Chinese and Indian “all pass” syrups. The question was if the syrups would indeed pass the laboratory tests as claimed by the companies. We took raw honey and also honey that had passed tests in the Indian laboratory and “spiked” these bottles with syrup and sent it to the laboratory.
If the samples with the added sugar syrup passed the test, the experiment would confirm that honey could be adulterated and yet pass the stipulated purity tests for C3, C4 sugar.
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