US indicts 11 executives for {tainted} honey smuggling (BBC)

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US authorities have indicted 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m (£52m) worth of honey from China.

The executives were accused of being part of an operation which mislabelled honey and tainted it with antibiotics in an attempt to avoid import duties.

The case is part of a crackdown on illegal imports of substandard and counterfeit products.
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Some of the honey was mixed with Indian honey to disguise its origin, or adulterated with antibiotics, in an attempt to avoid paying $80m in import duties.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11169094




You knew this story would involve China, right? :eyes:

Glad to see our socialist government is protecting us against dangers most people are too honest to even imagine ... a good sign that Bu**sh**'s hamstringing of regulatory agencies is being quietly, but effectively, rolled back by Obama.