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Federal Marshals Seize Bee Honey

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BY FOOD SAFETY NEWS | JUN 12, 2010

At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, federal marshals seized 64 drums of imported bees honey from a Philadelphia distribution center on June 4 because it contained a potent antibiotic that could lead to serious illness or death.

honey3-featured.jpgThe seizure occurred at the Delaware Avenue Distribution Center, 700 Pattison Avenue, in Philadelphia. 

Sweet Works Inc., of Monterey Park, California imported the bulk honey from Cheng Du Wai Yuan Bee Products Company Limited of Chengdu, China. Subsequently, it was sold to Alfred L. Wolff Inc. of Chicago, which placed it in storage.

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