True Source Honey program to update certification standards in 2021
True Source Certified Honey will require specific authenticity testing.
The True Source Honey program will enhance its standards starting Jan. 1, 2021 to better address honey authenticity.
The updated standards will note that True Source Certified Honey whether imported to North America or purchased directly from North American beekeepers is tested for authenticity by an accredited laboratory at some point in the supply chain using either EA/LC-IRMS and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) profiling or EA/LC-IRMS and High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) analysis. This is in addition to the long-established pollen analysis requirements for shipments of honey from countries identified as high-risk.