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Honey Laundering Bust Highlights Sticky Problem

By Andrew SchneiderApr 6th 2010 – 6:50PM
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(April 6) -- Honey typically conjures benign images of Winnie the Pooh with his paw stuck in the pot. But in recent years, it's made federal investigators think of smuggling rings and international intrigue. And as their latest bust underscores, despite their efforts, it may be all but impossible to keep the tainted...

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  • 08/25/11 Tainted Chinese honey pours into U.S. Source: Southwest Farm Press A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals.
  • 08/23/11 Tainted Chinese Honey Pervades US Stores Source: The Epoch Times - New York NY Millions of pounds of hazardous honey are being smuggled in large quantities from China to the United States, constituting as much as a third or more of the honey on American shelves, a recent investigation found.
  • 12/22/10 Seattle Businessman who Imported Tainted Chinese Honey... Source: Imperial Valley News - Yuma AZ The former president of a Seattle-area import company was sentenced to one year plus one day in prison and ordered to pay $400,000 in restitution after an investigation by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) revealed he imported contaminated honey from China.
  • 12/21/10 Bellevue man sentenced to a year in prison for... Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle WA A 70-year-old Bellevue man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a year in prison Monday for his role in counterfeit honey imports.
  • 12/20/10 Bellevue man sentenced to a year in prison for... Source: The Bellevue Reporter - Bellevue WA A 70-year-old Bellevue man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a year in prison Monday for his role in counterfeit honey imports.

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