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U.S. Customs Service and FDA uncover dumping scheme involving contaminated honey

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 6th, 2002

The U.S. Customs Service and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that they have discovered bulk imports of Chinese honey that were contaminated with low levels of chloramphenicol (CAP), a potentially harmful antibiotic and unapproved food additive.

The contaminated honey was detected during an investigation into a widespread scheme to evade payment of U.S. antidumping duties on bulk imports of Chinese honey.

To date, the investigation has resulted in the detention of more than 50 containers of bulk Chinese honey at U.S. ports. In an effort to evade U.S. antidumping duties, this honey had allegedly been illegally transshipped through...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2002-10-06)

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