新西兰-麦卢卡蜂蜜业致力于一项计划以确保品质可靠性(2014年1月24日)

"麦卢卡蜜蜂ID"计划已经启动,通过这个计划储存的数据今后受检样本均能追溯到源头出处.UMF和NPA(Non Peroxide Activity,即:非过氧化活力)麦卢卡蜂蜜以其独特特性和非凡功效被高度评价,消费者们也愿意为购买这些数量有限的特种蜜多支付一些费用.这就引起了人们对目前有其它蜂蜜被描述为UMF麦卢卡蜂蜜的关注.甚至在英国的一些媒体有报道说作为麦卢卡蜂蜜而被售出的蜂蜜数量都超过了实际麦卢卡蜂蜜的收获量.UFM商标评级体系是基于非过氧化活力(Non Peroxide Activity,简称NPA)来测评麦卢卡蜂蜜的.英国的Rowse NPA麦卢卡蜂蜜在UMF和NPA等级评价上与新西兰没有区别,也就是说:Rowse NPA 10+等同于UMF 10+.
The "Manuka ID" project effectively fingerprints Manuka Honey from across New Zealand, against which samples can be analysed for provenance, authenticity, and integrity. UMF and NPA (Non Peroxide Activity) Manuka Honey is prized and highly sought after for its unique attributes and extraordinary properties, with consumers prepared to pay significant premiums for the limited quantities available. This has led to concerns about other honey being represented as UMF Manuka Honey, and even suggestions in some UK media that the volume of product being sold as Manuka Honey exceeds the volume actually harvested. The UMF trademarked rating system is based on the Non-Peroxide Activity (NPA) found in some Manuka honey. In the UK, Rowse NPA Manuka Honey comes exclusively from New Zealand and there is no difference between the UMF and NPA rating i.e. Rowse NPA 10+ is equal to UMF 10+.