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Honey brands have antibiotics harmful to health [1]

New Delhi, Sept 15: Leading Indian and foreign brands of honey have high levels of antibiotics, which could pose major health problems and increase resistance to certain drugs, a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) revealed on Wednesday.

The study included leading companies such as Dabur, Himalaya and Baidyanath among the 12 brands chosen for testing.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2010
Sentinel (Guwahati) [2]
Tags:
Honey [3], Honey Bees [4], Drugs [5], Food Process Industry [6], CSE Study [7], CSE [8], Health Effects [9], Apiculture [10], Food Safety [11], Food Standards [12], Sunita Narain [13]
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