Global honey survey testing has detected neonicotinoids pesticides in three-fourths of samples of honey on every continent with honeybees.
Edward Mitchell, a soil biologist at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland, made known the pesticides are used on many kinds of crops grown in different climates and that somehow, the chemicals tend to get to the honey produced by bees, found in remote islands with very little agriculture.
He added that almost half of all samples globally contained more than one type of pesticides, which proves that bees were often foraging in multiple sites affected by pesticides. However, in all the samples, the pesticide levels were viewed as below what's been established as safe for human exposure.
There are controversies over the possibility that pesticides are a major contributor to pollinator decline, with some farmers and pesticide manufacturers arguing that factors such as habitat loss and parasite infection have a greater impact on bee populations.
I guess that honey could still be safe for consumption despite the contamination of pesticides. But there might be need for further research on neonicotinoids, to ensure that it doesn't have any possible health impact on people around the world.
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