date:Feb 27, 2013
Five people and two U.S. honey processors were charged with federal crimes last week as a result of an investigation into illegal importation of honey from China, known as Honeygate, led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations.
The government is alleging that Chinese honey which can be laced with illegal and unsafe antibiotics was misdeclared when it was imported to the United States and routed through other countries to evade more than $180 millio