Manuka Honey Trademark Loss
New Zealand loses fight with Australia over mānuka honey trademark Intellectual Property Office rules that New Zealand beekeepers’ attempt to stop Australian producers using…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Manuka Honey to Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Cystic Fibrosis Infections.
Swansea University Manuka honey could provide the key to a breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis patients following preliminary work by experts at Swansea University….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Manuka Plant Samples from 1769 Still High Quality and Easy to ID.
Alan Harman Robust oil gland linings in historical mānuka samples collected during one of Captain James Cook’s voyages to New Zealand 250 years ago…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Zealand Honey Packer Accused of Adulterating Manuka Honey in First of its Kind Trial.
Alan Harman (Photo New Zealand Food Safety) A New Zealand company that exports manuka honey to the United States, Australia, Canada, Singapore, South Korea,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – OZ May Have Better Manuka Than New Zealand Afterall.
Alan Harman Australia is home to 85 of the world’s 87 leptospermum species. (Photo: Sunshine Coast University) Australian native leptospermum spp. honey has the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Beekeepers at Risk of Going Bust Because the Success of the Manuka Honey Sector has Attracted too Many Hives.
Alan Harman Beekeepers say some in the New Zealand industry are at risk of going bust because the success of the manuka honey sector…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia has a Long History of Producing Manuka Honey Dating Back to the 1930s from Plants Originating in Tasmania.
Alan Harman The Australian government gives a A$165,000 (US$129,562) grant to the Australian Manuka Honey Association to support activities to address issues in international…
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Is Trendy Superfood Manuka Honey Actually Worth Its Price Tag?
Justina Huddleston We’ve been seeing Manuka honey pop up all over Instagram and recipe sites lately, but we wanted to figure out what exactly…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – NZ’s Honey Industry is Booming, Which Has Led to Brazen Thefts Which Police Believe May Be The Work of Organized Crime Groups.
By: Sam Hurley New Zealand’s honey industry is losing millions of dollars every year as organised thieves target the hives and manufacturers of the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Too Many Bees, No Matter Where, Can Be A Bad Thing for Bees, Beekeepers and Anybody in the Fecal Flight Path.
COUNCIL RULES: Urban beekeeping requires thought for neighbors. Rachel Rose is a local writer, editor, gardener and beekeeper. Sources (and a whole lot more…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Even Better Than Manuka? Jarrah and Marri Honey: A Liquid Goldrush of Medical Benefits.
By: Sean Murphy In high demand, Jarrah and Marri honey fetches a high price due to its medicinal properties (ABC News: Western Australia is experiencing…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Manuka Honey Goes from Monofloral 5 to Multifloral 1, and Is Now Called Multifloral Manuka Honey.
Ministry For Primary Industries The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) (similar to USDA in US) has reissued the General Requirements for Bee…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – I’m in the wrong Business!!!
Australian Beekeepers Seek Funds To Refute New Zealand Claim To Manuka Name
Leah McBey WHAT’S IN A NAME: Burnie’s Skoop Wholefoods owner Kirsten Goninon and co-worker Darralin Housegoh hold a jar of high-value local manuka honey….
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Comvita brings the #1 Manuka Honey brand from New Zealand to over 300 Costco Warehouses in the US.
Comvita Launches in North America Retail, Bringing the #1 Manuka Honey brand from New Zealand to over 300 Costco Warehouses. Comvita, the global leader…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Good Honey Crop Expected in New Zealand after Dismal 2017.
By: Jamie Gray, NZ Herald The $5 billion-a-year honey New Zealand industry is on its way to recovery after one of its poorest seasons…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia, New Zealand Fight Bitter War Over Honey.
Australian honey producers have been stung by the news that New Zealand’s honey industry is in the process of trying to trademark the word…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Same Plants, Same Honey … So Why Does New Zealand Want To Trademark Manuka?
By: Kit Mochan Same plants, same honey … so why does New Zealand want to trademark manuka? The ongoing fight between Australian and New…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – New Zealand Exports Rise 5%, But Myrtle Rust Shows Up On Manuka.
New Zealand honey exports rose 5% to NZ$330 million (US$229.8 million) in the year ending last June. A Ministry for Primary Industries report…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – NZ Exports Up Nearly 600%, Number Of Beekeepers Nearly Triples
Nina Hindmar Manuka honey can demand as much as $500/lb or more. Apiarists from outside Golden Bay are threatening the bay’s honey industry by…
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