Category Archives: Honey fraud

There are plenty of supermarkets still peddling CEM fake honey even many months after it became illegal. Robinsons Supermarket criminal activity Lees Supermarket criminal activity (vast quantities of illegal stock) SM Supermarkets and others are still trading in illegal fake … Continue reading →

If your local shop or supermarket is still illegally trading in CEM products then please read the attached pdf. FDA Advisory No. 2016-073 The outlet should be reported to the FDA at:   report@fda.gov.ph or the FDA can be informed … Continue reading →

The FDA has issued a Public Health Warning advisory notice against CEM ‘honey’ products http://www.fda.gov.ph/advisories-2/food-2/347561-fda-advisory-no-2016-073-public-health-warning-against-the-use-and-consumption-of-the-unregistered-cem-s-honey-being-distributed-or-sold-in-the-market

The Philippine FDA are paid by the citizens to protect them from unsafe food products. However, they have so far failed to tackle the crime of fraudulent honey in the nation’s supermarkets. The FDA have been given clear and ample … Continue reading →

Good news: Some progress is being made to protect the Philippine public from the honey fraudsters using supermarkets as outlets. Bad news: It is taking a long time and so persistence is needed.

The FDA is aware that there is a problem with the fraudulent honey on the shelves. No communication is coming from the FDA to explain why no action has yet been taken to protect the public from this crime.

CEM has no Licence To Operate yet the supermarkets are still flooded with their fraudulent ‘honey’! This is the SM store in Bacolod today, 1st March 2016 – after the CEM LTO ran out on 20th Jan 2016 !! It … Continue reading →

It appears the FDA have not renewed the Licence To Operate for Cem’s General Merchandising company  (awaiting confirmation). Without a trading permit it should now be illegal for Cem’s fraudulent ‘honey’ products to be sold to the nation’s supermarkets. (Probably, the existing stock in … Continue reading →

Here is CEM’s registered office! With no company sign (except MUSCLE WORLD !) this is the office of the Philippine nation’s largest ‘honey’ supplier. 82 DOMINGO, M. GUEVARRA ST., MANDALUYONG CITY, MANILA This is the location given the food trading permit … Continue reading →

Copy of email to the Philippine FDA Dear Honey Fraud team, Despite clear and ‘obvious’ evidence of fraud in the Philippine supermarket trade, the FDA has so far not acted to protect the public after such a prolonged period. The … Continue reading →

CEM have not responded to the clear accusation of Honey Fraud. If CEM’s operation was legitimately supplying genuine honey, then surely they might bother to reply. Therefore people are left to draw their own conclusions. Below is the FDA permit allowing CEM to continue … Continue reading →

FAO: CEM General Merchandising Company Mandaluyong City, Philippines For many years CEM has been the Philippines largest supplier of ‘honey’ to the nations supermarkets. However, the CEM company is well aware that a great many people do not believe that … Continue reading →

I have just received an email from the FDA assuring me that the FDA investigation is still active… “Dear Mr. Wright, there are actions being done sorry if your email not promptly replied by the assigned staff, rest assured your … Continue reading →

Perhaps the FDA email and internet system is ‘faulty’ since no responses have been received!!?? Hopefully the FDA phone system is working, so I will try to contact officials in the FDA directly by phone next week. I will post the … Continue reading →