Manuka Honey – Super Weapon Against Superbugs!
Apart from its uniquely delicious taste, another reason why manuka honey has gained headline space as a superfood is thanks to its antibacterial properties. But this is no ordinary effect but a supercharged bacteria killer that has excited researchers because of the honey’s proven effectiveness against multiresistant bacteria and organisms,…
New Zealand Government Pushes for New Manuka Honey Guidelines
The New Zealand Government has launched a process aimed at standardizing the guidelines for labelling manuka honey after recent high-profile scandals in the UK concerning the mislabelling of manuka honey. Shoplifters actively targeting manuka honey The reason for the interest and need for clearer labelling is down to the increasing…
MGO System of Classifying Manuka Honey
There is an alternative system to the UMF system of classifying the antibacterial activity of manuka honey. While it was understood that manuka honey was had special antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties to name but some, the actual compound responsible for this remained a mystery until 2006. Significant discovery A German…