When we spiked honey with Chinese and Indian 'all-pass' syrups

If the samples passed the tests for purity, it would show that such syrups worked

We adulterated samples of pure honey

Mixed Chinese and Indian 'all pass' syrups at 25%, 50% and 75%

Sent samples to laboratory

Adulterated samples with 25% and 50% sugar syrup passed the test of purity

We confirm that sugar syrups exist that can bypass the 2020 FSSAI standard for honey

NOW WE had the sample of the Chinese and Indian “all pass” syrups. The question was if the syrups would indeed pass the laboratory tests as claimed by the companies. We took raw honey and also honey that had passed tests in the Indian laboratory and “spiked” these bottles with syrup and sent it to the laboratory.

If the samples with the added sugar syrup passed the test, the experiment would confirm that honey could be adulterated and yet pass the stipulated purity tests for C3, C4 sugar.