Comments for Rural Muse http://www.ruralmuse.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:51:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Honey Health Benefits - Magnificent Active Manuka Honey by NZ Honey Shop http://www.ruralmuse.co.uk/health/2008/11/honey-health-benefits-magnificent-active-manuka-honey/#comment-409 NZ Honey Shop Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:54:56 +0000 http://www.ruralmuse.co.uk/?p=152#comment-409 It is good to see an article that points out that not all manuka honey is the same, and only some of it is able to be labelled as UMF manuka honey. It has become even more important for people looking to use this honey for a healing purpose to look for the UMF® mark - no matter where they are buying from - as there has been a flood of ordinary manuka hit the UK. The 'active' term has even been dropped by some of the reputable producers as it has become misused. UMF® also acts as a quality mark (for those brands which meet its standards), and not only represents the additional non-peroxide activity found in some manuka honey, but ensures quality guidelines in packing the honey, and other things such as the legal limits in the EU for hmf levels (a measure of heating of honey) are also met. It is not just a testing method, there is a full auditing process behind the UMF® mark. People can see a list of current companies licensed to produce UMF manuka honey from the Active Manuka Honey Association of New Zealand website - www.umf.org.nz It is good to see an article that points out that not all manuka honey is the same, and only some of it is able to be labelled as UMF manuka honey. It has become even more important for people looking to use this honey for a healing purpose to look for the UMF® mark - no matter where they are buying from - as there has been a flood of ordinary manuka hit the UK. The ‘active’ term has even been dropped by some of the reputable producers as it has become misused. UMF® also acts as a quality mark (for those brands which meet its standards), and not only represents the additional non-peroxide activity found in some manuka honey, but ensures quality guidelines in packing the honey, and other things such as the legal limits in the EU for hmf levels (a measure of heating of honey) are also met. It is not just a testing method, there is a full auditing process behind the UMF® mark.

People can see a list of current companies licensed to produce UMF manuka honey from the Active Manuka Honey Association of New Zealand website - http://www.umf.org.nz

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