By banning ultra filtered honey it opens up more business for the american beekeeper. The filtration process makes it impossible to find where the honey came from becuse it takes out the pollen in the honey.
China often ultra-filters honey then ships it into other countries. Then the countries ship it to America. China is also famous among honey producers for adding antibiotics and other fillers to the honey. Many times this honey is mostly corn syrup.
By banning the ultra-filtred honey from the American honey market it opens up more opportunities for American beekeepers. It will also help the beekeepers that are being effected by colony collapse disorter.
Raw local honey is antiviral and antibacterial as well as the pollen in the honey helps humans deal with allergies related to pollen.
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