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In 2025 the agency US Fopd and Drug Agency tested 102 honey samples, including 54 domestic samples and 48 import samples. Test methods were primarily stable-isotope testing, so testing was focussed upon detecting syrup adulteration rather than necessarily origin fraud or floral mislabelling.  They report a violation rate of about 4% for both domestic products (2 out of 54) and imported products (2 out of 48). In the 2022-2023 assignment, the agency collected and tested 107 imported honey samples and found 3% of those samples to be violative. In 2021-2022, the agency collected and tested 144 imported honey samples and found 10% of those samples to be violative.  

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The latest version of this regular free round-up of US and Canadian regulation in the food industry, from legal firm DLA Piper, has been published on the Lexology blog platform.

August's edition includes commentary on:

• Plans to reorganise the USDA
• New senior appointments at USDA and FDA
• CFIA inspection frequency of Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licensed premises
• FDA releases new food toxicity screening tool
• FDA food traceability compliance deadline extended to 2028
• FDA-commissioned report: "Roadmap to Produce Safety: Summary Report of the Produce Safety Dialogue"
• Saskatoon Farm foodborne illness outbreak linked to contaminated water.
• FDA moves to reclassify a synthetic opioid derived from kratom as a controlled substance
• FDA announces 2026 user fees for VQIP and TPP.
• FDA proposes amending Standard of Identity for pasteurized orange juice
• Canada-Australia beef trade reopens after 20-year ban.
• Brazilian coffee companies redirect coffee sales to China in response to US tariffs
• US tariffs may hurt US chocolate producers
• Misleading “Made in Canada” branding prompts scrutiny of grocer compliance
• Federal lawsuit targets Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act
• CDC: Americans get more than half of their calories from ultra-processed foods.
• IFIC report: consumer confidence in safety of the food supply is at a 13-year low
• Avian flu update.