Evergreen Life and manager fined $372,500 for doctoring mānuka honey
In the landmark case, the judge says defendants' motivation was simply greed.
Reweti Kohere
Fri, 28 Jun 2019
Auckland-based honey company Evergreen Life and operations manager Tak Yoon Jason Lee have been fined $372,000 for deliberately altering their mānuka honey with synthetic chemicals to sell it at a higher price.
In the Ministry for Primary Industries' landmark prosecution, the defendants pleaded
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Reweti Kohere
Fri, 28 Jun 2019
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Evergreen Life and manager fined $372,500 for doctoring mānuka honey
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