The Honey and Pollination Center, located in the Robert Mondavi Institute at UC Davis, will be hosting an online program on Honey Adulteration on April 22 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. PDT.
The program, developed with Michael Roberts of the Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy at UCLA, will focus on understanding how honey adulteration affects beekeepers, honey production, and our food system. Insights presented will help specialty food retailers better understand how to source, promote and sell top quality honey.
Honey is the world’s third most adulterated food, right after milk and olive oil. Roberts, who has written papers for the United Nations and the U.S. government concerning food fraud in general and honey adulteration specifically, will deliver the Symposium Keynote.
Speakers include Grace Singleton of Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Danielle Vogel of Glen’s Garden Farmer’s Market in Washington, D.C.; Amelia Rappaport of Woodstock Farmers’ Market in Woodstock, Vermont; Raph Mogannum of Bi-Rite Family of Foods in San Francisco, and Kendall Antonelli of Antonelli’s Cheese Shop in Austin.
In addition, Chris Hiatt, vice president of the American Honey Producers Association and third generation beekeeper at Hiatt Honey in California will address the way the government is working with beekeepers on the issue of adulteration. A long term family beekeeper, yet to be confirmed, will cover how beekeeping has changed over the years and through generations. Registration information.