Food Science and Technology

An innovative molecular approach towards the cost-effective entomological authentication of honey

G. Zhang, Y. Zhang, et al.

Honey authentication and traceability are revolutionized with a new molecular technique developed by Guozhi Zhang, Yanzheng Zhang, Bin Yuan, Ruth Tiang En, Shanshan Li, Huoqing Zheng, and Fuliang Hu. This study uses innovative primers to amplify the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene of honey bees, allowing for effective species identification and enhancing the traceability of honey.