Manuka honey takes its name from the Maori term for Leptospermum scoparium, the flowering shrub whose nectar forms its essence, which is found in Australia and New Zealand. If they are successful, it would be devastating for Australian producers like Ana Martin and Sven Stephan. “Being a beekeeper is a seven-day-a-week job,” Martin told Agence France-Presse (AFP). At the end of the first season at Somersby, they collected 2.5 tons of manuka honey, Martin said. But the New Zealand producers behind the move to register the term “manuka” complain the Australians are misusing the name.

Source: Manila Times May 11, 2021 12:22 UTC