Honey Council message:
The findings of a quality check at the Intertek laboratory in Germany for the honey imported by 'Rami Levy Sycamore Marketing' show that the product contains psychosis components Psicose, sugar syrup, which do not meet the European standard - and do not constitute pure honey.
Background on honey imports, and the danger of the collapse of the bee industry and the pollination of agricultural crops:
- The Ministry of Agriculture approved for Rosh Hashanah, the import of 500 tons of honey duty-free, even though the Honey Council reported that there is a sufficient amount of honey for the Tishrei holidays.
- In the honey import tender, 5 retail chains won - Victory, Rami Levy, Shufersal, Usher Ad and Yohannoff.
- The 'Rami Levy Sycamore Marketing' chain was the first to market the imported honey, at a price of 15.90 NIS per 900 grams (about 17.5 NIS per kg when the average price per kg of honey in Israel is 36 NIS).
- To the Honey Council, the low price offered by 'Rami Levy Sycamore Marketing' seems unreasonable in relation to the cost of producing pure and healthy honey, according to the worldwide honey price index, and therefore the honey was sent for quality testing at the Intertek International Laboratory in Germany.
- The results of the test showed that there are Psicose-D ingredients in the product - (psicose - allulose, monosaccharide epimer of fructose) which is - sugar syrup (summary words of the laboratory in the summary document).
- The honey bee produces both the honey and the apple - the main importance of the honey bee is in the pollination (fertilization) of the agricultural crops (fruits and vegetables). The production of honey is a secondary product, but it is a significant part of the beekeepers' livelihood.
- The Honey Council is not against the importation of honey, and this is during periods when there is a shortage of the product, but a wild import policy will harm the livelihood of beekeepers and it will not be economically viable for them to continue beekeeping.
- With the cessation of beekeeping, the pollination and fertilization of agricultural crops will cease, which means a fatal injury to the future of food security in Israel.
- Importing food to Israel (meat, milk, butter, fruits, vegetables, etc.) did not result in a decrease in food prices for the consumer and did not lower the cost of living! but caused the elimination of branches of agriculture (such as garlic for example).
- In Israel, there are hundreds of beekeepers who take care of tens of thousands of hives scattered in thousands of cypher pastures throughout the country, when about 80,000 are used for pollination, the value of bee pollination to the agricultural GNP in Israel is about 4 billion NIS.
Ofi Reich CEO of the Honey Council ► Watch
All the best to Rami Levy who lowered prices for a cake or a blessing, unlike some northerners who buy honey for NIS 100 per kg anyway.
And probably pinching the Honey Council in Tusik because how will vehicles and luxury offices be maintained, etc., etc.
Good luck to Rami Levy and if you're reading, start importing the whole thing
They are all cheats. Yad Mordechai's honey has 40% tested sugar
When the monopolies in Israel shout Govald, the citizens of Israel can sleep peacefully!
Tired of the corruption of the judges and monopolies!
That's why the monopolies support a coup d'état with a lot of money
When the monopolies in Israel shout Govald, the citizens of Israel can sleep peacefully!
Tired of the corruption of the judges and monopolies!
Who approved the introduction of honey? The Ministry of Agriculture? Someone there needs to be held accountable - Rami Levy did not steal the honey from the state - the responsibility rests with the regulator - therefore an inspection of all producers is required, and every food that comes in is imported.
Honey with 5% sugar from Rami Levy is better than honey with 100% of an unknown source that "Yad Mordechai Beehives" import from China, but it is written in a tiny font so you won't notice and think it is made here. Strauss - scam factories, salmonella. As with the chocolate - they will lose market share due to cheating, politicization and consumer fraud. This oppressive monopoly tried to sell honey for NIS 45-50 per kilo, only twice as much as any other country.
The Honey Council - Alak. Eye work, Monopoly Strauss glove puppet.
Shrami Levy will eat all the fake honey himself. Do not touch
They are trying to knock him down by force, they could have waited until the holiday was over, so that he could respond.
Of course, those who control imports do not want a competitor who lowers prices.
I overwhelmingly only buy Rami Levy.
And good luck to everyone
Rami Levy sells you sugar for NIS 16..when a kilo of sugar costs about a third..do the math yourself, who is working on you with his eyes..
Even if Rami Levy's honey has 5% sugar, it still costs half as much as other companies' honey. For any normal use there is no problem with it.
Apart from that, it is known that honey extracted from jujube flowers contains sugar as was discovered here. The only difference is that this sugar is slightly dietary than regular sugar.
Hello to all the hantrishes. Probably the bluff test. A small amount of 4.9% is not worth the risk. Second, this sugar is less sweet, so it is in complete contrast to the fake one. Also, the price of sugar is not economical for counterfeiting. So what if some German signs a certificate. Rami Levy has enemies and they will do anything to spoil him.
Lol the honey council……without any itters
Not only does he sell you very expensive sugar, but he is not ashamed to call it "honey", which is already a fraud. It's not just that we boycott him.
When doing a test, they do it for everyone together and then compare.
The Honey Council?
For years you have been complicit in the biggest fraud in the food industry.
You gave Strauss-Yad Mordechai an exclusive permit to bring honey from China to Israel and mix it with their local produce (which probably makes up about a quarter of the total amount of their sales) and sell at an exorbitant profit while knowingly and knowingly defrauding the citizens.
So Strauss is acting fraudulently with a license on your behalf.
Now Rami Levy also wants to be a crook - it pays off for him.
Just a threat to Rami Levy, woe betide us if he was not in the market and they would have left the monopoly to the other expensive chains.
Honey is anyway dipped in an apple on Rosh Hashanah and then nothing is done with it the whole year. It has no nutritional value and it's a shame to spend more than NIS 10 on it
Stupid..!
People want to save money for the holiday
To make a cake or for a blessing
The honey is fine
to lower prices
You can always find a lab that will write whatever they ask for.
I believe Rami Levy, and not those who steal money from the residents of Israel.
Rami Levy has proven that he works for the benefit of the people of Israel, at a price and in quality.
The honey he brought passed the Israeli Standards Institute, which is the Standards Institute that is strict about the tests, more than any other institute.
I remind you that the Standards Institute was caught with its pants down, when it became clear that the reports they prepared for the police were not based on any tests whatsoever. Everything was fake. The CEO was indeed dismissed, but who guaranteed us that they would mend their ways.
Rami Levy at least did not make a serious purchase and sold for 20+ and I hope he will learn from Misa for the next time to book where and in what quality the product..
The importance of agriculture in Israel is well known. The importance of beekeeping and honey production is also clear. But why in Israel costs a minimum of 36 NIS per kg of honey is not understood? This is the case with milk, olive oil, yogurt, of course meat and fish and with most fruits and even vegetables. Here it is the price of water, there the price of kashrut, or the price of transportation and packaging and the weather and a thousand stories. And Rami Levy and many in the consumer public are tired of the stories and want to pay less and be like the nations....
I remind you that the Standards Institute was caught with its pants down, when it became clear that the reports they prepared for the police were not based on any tests whatsoever. Everything was fake. The CEO was indeed dismissed, but who guaranteed us that they would mend their ways.
If there were no unfair food cartels in Israel, there would be no need to look for imports to lower the cost of living.
The price of food produced in Israel is tens of percent higher than the oecd average.
There is a desire to support a local industry until it deliberately creates a wild price increase, a deliberate shortage of basic products in order to sell expensive others, and itself imports from abroad and hides this from the consumer with a tiny inscription on a label that looks local.
Threats of 'the industry will collapse' harass the Israeli consumer who is amazed by the price differences even compared to countries considered expensive in Europe.
This is how Israel reached the top of the cost of living table, something that harms the future of the country as a whole. Something that hinders the establishment of a family in Israel. kidnaps young people from her. Generates deep concern for the nutritional security of hundreds of thousands of families in low strata. and tourists to whom Israel is dear and the destruction of the tourism industry due to stay prices, mainly accommodation and food.
Shame on you manufacturers bound by cartels and food duopolies who later report in reports and distribute huge profits to themselves by increasing harm to the general public in Israel and in the future
More than 95% honey in the product at less than half the price compared to the Israeli price.
Or in other words - the product contains 4.94% sugar and the rest is honey. Those who are bothered by this are welcome to buy any other honey that has not been tested and pay a strictly Israeli price...
I know what I will buy.
And those who buy honey for 15.9 NIS
And thinks that a real honey bee is either innocent or stupid or both.
Vermi Levy is a champion and expert in lowering prices and gaining buyers. Whoever buys from him should be aware of this
But here we know it's not exactly honey (according to the amount).. What about the occasional "surprises" of the comparable brands - - it's a simple calculation.
Rami Levy is first and foremost a businessman. A businessman does not want to sell at a loss. I was not surprised, to say the least. The minister who approved the importation of honey without thorough laboratory tests beforehand - is a political fool who supposedly works "for the benefit of the consumers". And the government reveals itself at its worst, also on the subject of milk imports: populism and a desire to please the voters, who do not understand economics, marketing, and long-term damage to agriculture in the country. But don't worry, the minister who gave the permission to import - will not be harmed. Rami Levy will not be harmed either: both will lay the blame on their subordinates, the clerks. When discretion and professionalism are out of fashion and popularity and populism dominate the political ranks - Rami Levy has someone to learn from. Everyone who purchased Miyuma honey from Rami Levy may they have a happy new year with delicious sugar syrup.
It's honey syrup and not exactly sugar - not exactly honey and not exactly (not at all) harmful.