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Reply #45 - May 17^th, 2026 at 11:41am

Sophia wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 11:04am:

Speaking of banning or at least keeping it honest….honey.
Why are some honeys mixed with other crap?
Leave real honey alone. Don’t insult the bees!
I recently came back from The Whitsundays, I bought honey supposedly 100% raw tropical honey.
It’s very runny and tastes like 90% golden syrup.
We’ve had bee keepers with their hives on our property in past, and I buy local raw honey …I reckon I’m a bit fanatical about honey….and it’s completely different to this one I bought. The commercial honey with mixed stuff is exactly like this one I just bought. Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m going on a quest to find out what part of that honey is 100% raw.
Qld rules may be different with what is stated in ingredients?
I’ve even bought honey from Kangaroo Island SA made from Roman Ligurian bees … and it’s fricken amazing!
So for now, I’m disappointed with this tropical rainforest honey.

Capilano were amongst the big companies & supermarkets involved in honey substitution with sugar syrups..... like rice & corn syrups

They sourced a lot of so called honey out of China, Malaysia & Thailand which was made up/blended heavily with syrups.

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/honey-investigation-concludes-due-to-testi...

https://www.forestfreshhoney.com.au/blogs/news/fake-honey-australia-why-its-a-gr...

My guess with a huge tourist destination like Airlie the retailers tell a lot of porkies about the sourcing of their products, buy in bulk from supermarkets or wholesalers and relabel it as local.

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Re: Moringa banned
Reply #46 - May 17^th, 2026 at 12:15pm

Gnads wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 11:41am:

Sophia wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 11:04am:

Speaking of banning or at least keeping it honest….honey.
Why are some honeys mixed with other crap?
Leave real honey alone. Don’t insult the bees!
I recently came back from The Whitsundays, I bought honey supposedly 100% raw tropical honey.
It’s very runny and tastes like 90% golden syrup.
We’ve had bee keepers with their hives on our property in past, and I buy local raw honey …I reckon I’m a bit fanatical about honey….and it’s completely different to this one I bought. The commercial honey with mixed stuff is exactly like this one I just bought. Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m going on a quest to find out what part of that honey is 100% raw.
Qld rules may be different with what is stated in ingredients?
I’ve even bought honey from Kangaroo Island SA made from Roman Ligurian bees … and it’s fricken amazing!
So for now, I’m disappointed with this tropical rainforest honey.

Capilano were amongst the big companies & supermarkets involved in honey substitution with sugar syrups..... like rice & corn syrups

They sourced a lot of so called honey out of China, Malaysia & Thailand which was made up/blended heavily with syrups.

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/honey-investigation-concludes-due-to-testi...

https://www.forestfreshhoney.com.au/blogs/news/fake-honey-australia-why-its-a-gr...

My guess with a huge tourist destination like Airlie the retailers tell a lot of porkies about the sourcing of their products, buy in bulk from supermarkets or wholesalers and relabel it as local.

Oh yeah! I forgot about the hoo ha RE: Capilano. And this “rainforest honey” tastes just as cheap and similar runny consistency! I had avoided Capilano since.

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Re: Moringa banned
Reply #47 - May 17^th, 2026 at 2:59pm

Gnads wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 10:34am:

freediver wrote on May 13^th, 2026 at 12:56pm:

Would it be the right thing to do to ban apples because someone sends in a weak application?

What bollocks.

Who's sending in an application for apples?

They are already a recognised fruit - globally.

The toxicity of their seeds does not escape into the fruit & it is common knowledge not to eat them.

Probably at more risk from the sprays they use on them if you don't wash your apples when you get them home.

Are you saying that Moringa is not recognised?

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Re: Moringa banned
Reply #48 - May 18^th, 2026 at 10:59am

freediver wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 2:59pm:

Gnads wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 10:34am:

freediver wrote on May 13^th, 2026 at 12:56pm:

Would it be the right thing to do to ban apples because someone sends in a weak application?

What bollocks.

Who's sending in an application for apples?

They are already a recognised fruit - globally.

The toxicity of their seeds does not escape into the fruit & it is common knowledge not to eat them.

Probably at more risk from the sprays they use on them if you don't wash your apples when you get them home.

Are you saying that Moringa is not recognised?

So you think because you want to buy processed Moringa it shouldn't have been banned from commercial sale by the TGA?

Grow you're own tree & you can eat all you like. DH

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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33373 Gender:	Re: Moringa banned Reply #50 - May 20^th, 2026 at 11:10am freediver wrote on May 18^th, 2026 at 12:09pm: Quote: So you think because you want to buy processed Moringa it shouldn't have been banned from commercial sale by the TGA? I don't want to buy it. I grow it myself. So what's the post really in aid of? Click bait?
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Re: Moringa banned
Reply #51 - May 20^th, 2026 at 1:16pm

Gnads wrote on May 20^th, 2026 at 11:10am:

freediver wrote on May 18^th, 2026 at 12:09pm:

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So you think because you want to buy processed Moringa it shouldn't have been banned from commercial sale by the TGA?

I don't want to buy it. I grow it myself.

So what's the post really in aid of? Click bait?

Not sure if you have noticed Gnads. This is a politics forum.

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Re: Moringa banned
Reply #52 - May 23^rd, 2026 at 12:22pm

freediver wrote on May 20^th, 2026 at 1:16pm:

Gnads wrote on May 20^th, 2026 at 11:10am:

freediver wrote on May 18^th, 2026 at 12:09pm:

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So you think because you want to buy processed Moringa it shouldn't have been banned from commercial sale by the TGA?

I don't want to buy it. I grow it myself.

So what's the post really in aid of? Click bait?

Not sure if you have noticed Gnads. This is a politics forum.

What has Moringa got to do with Politics? Roll Eyes

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Re: Moringa banned
Reply #53 - May 23^rd, 2026 at 12:41pm

Gnads wrote on May 23^rd, 2026 at 12:22pm:

freediver wrote on May 20^th, 2026 at 1:16pm:

Gnads wrote on May 20^th, 2026 at 11:10am:

freediver wrote on May 18^th, 2026 at 12:09pm:

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So you think because you want to buy processed Moringa it shouldn't have been banned from commercial sale by the TGA?

I don't want to buy it. I grow it myself.

So what's the post really in aid of? Click bait?

Not sure if you have noticed Gnads. This is a politics forum.

What has Moringa got to do with Politics? Roll Eyes

It was banned. Can you see the connection, or do I have to explain it to you?

Do you think this forum is only for discussing what the PM had for dinner?

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Re: Moringa banned
Reply #54 - Yesterday at 6:02pm

freediver wrote on May 23^rd, 2026 at 12:41pm:

Gnads wrote on May 23^rd, 2026 at 12:22pm:

freediver wrote on May 20^th, 2026 at 1:16pm:

Gnads wrote on May 20^th, 2026 at 11:10am:

freediver wrote on May 18^th, 2026 at 12:09pm:

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So you think because you want to buy processed Moringa it shouldn't have been banned from commercial sale by the TGA?

I don't want to buy it. I grow it myself.

So what's the post really in aid of? Click bait?

Not sure if you have noticed Gnads. This is a politics forum.

What has Moringa got to do with Politics? Roll Eyes

It was banned. Can you see the connection, or do I have to explain it to you?

Do you think this forum is only for discussing what the PM had for dinner?

You tard it was banned by the Therapeutic Goods Administration not the Alboslease Govt.

It is a Govt authority which is part of the Department of Health, the TGA assesses, approves, and continually monitors the safety, quality, and efficacy of medicines, medical devices, vaccines, biologicals, and other health products.

It operates regardless of what side of politics is in Govt.

Are the Labor Party Front Bench all scientists now? Roll Eyes

You have a Moringa tree & eat from it which is perfectly legal... so STFU.

It's been banned as a commercial food ingredient.

However Moringa oleifera has not been banned from & remains legal to sell and consume as a therapeutic medicine or dietary supplement in most of the world (when sold in properly registered capsule or pill forms), including Australia.

I saw an add yesterday from Chemist Warehouse for a weight loss patch that contains Moringa.

Moringa in it's entirety has not been banned - in fact only a small part has ....

so once again I say to you your post has been a load of bollocks.

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