New York Mag -
18 Feb 2013 22:45

No more slutty honey. Honey looks innocent in bear form, but it's one of the most adulterated foods. More than a third of honey in the U.S. is smuggled in from China, and it's often mixed with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. But no fear: A laser tool that measures carbon on Mars is on a mission to stop food fraud. The European Space Agency-funded device works by scanning the carbon dioxide released from burning honey, and apparently, it can also detect cheap substitutes in olive oil and ch...
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