5 Most Common Counterfeit Foods in the US

3. Honey

No. of times repeated: 12

Honey is the third most fraudulent food in the world, behind olive oil. American beekeepers filed a class-action lawsuit in 2021 to halt the shipment of fake honey from Asia. The beekeepers stated that True Honey Source has conspired with two importers and two honey packers to certify contaminated honey as genuine honey. Case studies have revealed that purported “honey” is actually high-fructose corn syrup, sucrose, or beet sugar.