Are you looking for a safe organic honey that has no detectable glyphosate or 500+ other pesticides? Mamavation just sent Nature Nate’s 100% Pure Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey to an EPA-certified laboratory and tested it for glyphosate and 500+ other pesticides and have great news to report back! You’ve trusted Mamavation to bring you other consumer studies like oat milks tested for glyphosate, best water purifiers to filter PFAS “forever chemicals,“& salts tested for heavy metals and microplastics, now join us for the details from our testing of Nature Nate’s 100% Pure Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey.
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Result of Nature’s Nate’s Organic Raw Honey Pesticide Testing
Mamavation sent Nature Nate’s 100% Pure Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey to an EPA-certified laboratory. We paid for the testing of glyphosate & 500+ additional pesticides. Here were the results:
- Test: Glyphosate, Glufosinate, and AMPA results — non-detect
- Test: 500+ Pesticide results — non-detect
Why did we run these specific tests on honey? Let’s break it down.
Glyphosate
Glyphosate, the most popular herbicide in the world, has been found in honey products. The problem with honey is you can’t control where the bees go, so even if it’s USDA certified organic honey, we really have no idea where those bees are pollinating. Since glyphosate is used by millions of farmers around the globe, it’s also going to be an exposure to honeybees as they are pollinating crops, wild flowers along green belts and golf courses, and home gardens. Glyphosate is also considered toxic to bees and has been declared a probable carcinogen by the World Health Association to humans as well.
To make matters worse, glyphosate is rarely used and applied as a single chemical. Many additional chemicals are added to glyphosate to force the plant to uptake the chemical more efficiently, and therefore independent researchers consider it far more toxic than just a “probable carcinogen” based on the combination of other chemicals used in the real life formulations like “Round-up Weed Killer” produced by Bayer/Monsanto.
500+ Pesticides
Several studies have found different types of herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides in either honey, pollen, or beebread samples over a few decades. In fact, many researchers have drawn the conclusion that several types of pesticides may be a primary influence in colony collapse.
- Neonicotinoid and pyrethroid insecticides have been identified in pollen and beebread samples by French investigators. Analytical standards of imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, clothianidine, acetamiprid, esfenvalerate thiacloprid, bifenthrine, deltamethrine, lambda-cyhalothrine, imidacloprid-d4 and cypermethrine-d6 were found.
- Fungicides like carbendazim, boscalid, flusilazole, metconazole, tebuconazole and trifloxystrobin and neonicotinoids including thiamethoxam, thiacloprid and imidacloprid were identified in pollen samples collected in the United Kingdom.
Many other types of pesticides have also been found. The point here is — researchers typically find what is sprayed or applied to crops geographically located close to the hive. In other words, what is sprayed or applied close to the fields by the hive is what the bees will be exposed to and that can get into your honey. So what Mamavation has done is tested the 500+ most common pesticides to try and capture most of the possibilities.
Details of the Testing From Our EPA-Certified Laboratory
Glyphosate Test Details
Mamavation sent Nature Nate’s 100% Pure Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey to our EPA Certified lab. The lab tested for glyphosate, glufosinate, and AMPA using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry detector (LC-MS/MS) at 10 parts per billion (ppb) detection limit. This is the standard test going as low as possible in a commercial lab. (University labs may be able to go lower.)
500+ Pesticide Test of Honey Testing Details
Nature Nate’s 100% Pure Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey was sent to our EPA-certified lab and analyzed using two different methods which totaled testing for 587 pesticides. The first group analyzed coffee using the GC-MS/MS technique for 227 pesticides and included the following:
- 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole
- 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
- 2-phenylphenol (SP)
- 8-hydroxyquinoline (SP)
- Acetochlor
- Acrinathrin
- Alachlor
- Aldrin
- Alpha Endosulfan
- Alpha-HCH
- Ametryn
- Anthraquinone
- Atrazine
- Beflubutamid
- Benalaxyl
- Benfluralin
- Beta Endosulfan
- Beta-HCH
- Bifenazate-Bifenazate Diazene
- Bifenox
- Bifenthrin
- Biphenyl
- Bitertanol
- Bromophos-ethyl
- Bromophos-methyl
- Bromopropylate
- Bupirimate
- Captan
- Captan (Sum)
- Carbophenothion
- Chinomethionat
- Chlordane (Sum)
- Chlorfenapyr
- Chlorfenson
- Chlorfenvinphos
- Chlormephos
- Chlorobenzilate+Chloro propylate
- Chlorothalonil
- Chlorotoluron
- Chlorpropham
- Chlorpyrifos
- Chlorpyrifos-methyl
- Chlorthal-dimethyl
- Chlorthion
- Cinidon-ethyl
- Cis-Chlordane
- Cyfluthrin
- Cyproconazole
- Cyprodinil
- DDD-pp+DDT-0p
- DDT (Sum)
- DEET
- delta-HCH
- Deltamethrin
- Desethyl atrazine
- Diafenthiuron
- Diazinon
- Dichlobenil
- Dichlofenthion
- Diclobutrazol
- Dicloran
- Dicofol (Sum)
- Dicofol 0,p
- Dicofol p,p
- Dicrotophos
- Dieldrin
- Dieldrin (Sum)
- Dicofol o,p
- Dicofol p,p
- Dicrotophos
- Dieldrin
- Dieldrin (Sum)
- Difenoconazole
- Diflufenican
- Dimefox
- Dimoxystrobin
- Diniconazole
- Dinobuton
- Diphenylamine
- Disulfoton (SP)
- Disulfoton (Sum)
- Disulfoton Sulfone
- Disulfoton Sulfoxide
- Ditalimfos
- Endosulfan (Sum)
- Endosulfan-Sulphate
- Endrin
- EPN
- Epsilon-HCH
- EPTC
- Ethalfuralin
- Ethion
- Ethofumesate (SP)
- Ethoprophos
- Etridiazole
- Etrimfos
- Fenarimol
- Fenazaquin
- Fenchlorphos (SP)
- Fenchlorphos (Sum)
- Fenchlorphos Oxon
- Fenitrothion
- Fenpropathrin
- Fenson
- Fenthion (SP)
- Fenthion Oxon
- Fenvalerate
- Flucythrinate
- Flumetralin
- Fluopicolide
- Fluopyram
- Fluotrimazole
- Flutamone
- Fluvalinate
- Folpet
- Folpet (Sum)
- Fonofos
- Furalaxyl
- Heptachlor (SP)
- Heptachlor (Sum)
- Heptachlor Epoxide A
- Heptachlor Epoxide B
- Heptenophos
- Hexachlorobenzene
- Hexaclorobutadiene
- Hexacanazole
- Iodofenphos
- Iprobenfos
- Iprodione
- Iprovalicarb
- Isazofos
- Isofenphos
- Isophenfos-methyl
- Kresoxim-methyl
- Lambda-Cyhalothrin
- Lindane
- Malaoxon
- Malathion (SP)
- Mefenpyr Diethyl
- Mepronil
- Metalaxyl-M (Mefenoxam)
- Methacrifos
- Methidathion
- Methacrifos
- Methidathion
- Methoxychlor
- Metribuzin
- Mevinphos
- Mirex
- Molinate
- Myclobutanil
- Naled
- Naled (Sum)
- Napropamide
- Nitrofen
- Nitrothal Isopropyl
- Nuarimol
- o,p-DDD
- o,p-DDE
- Ofurace
- Oxadixyl
- Oxychlordan
- Oxyfluorfen
- p,p-DDT
- p,p-DDE
- Paraoxon Methyl
- Paraoxon-ethyl
- Parathion Methyl (SP)
- Parathion Methyl (Sum)
- Parathion-ethyl
- Parathion-ethyl (Sum)
- Penconazole
- Pendimethalin
- Pentachloroaniline
- Pentachloroanisole
- Pentachlorobenzene
- Pentachlorobenzonitrile
- Pentachlorophenol
- Permethrin
- Phenthoate
- Phorate
- Phosalone
- Phthalimide
- Piperonyl butoxide
- Pirimiphos-ethyl
- Pirimiphos-methyl
- Procymidone
- Profenofos
- Profluralin
- Prometryn
- Propazine
- Propetamphos
- Propyzamide
- Prothiofos
- Pyrazophos
- Pyridaben
- Pyridaphenthion
- Pyrifenox
- Pyrimethanil
- Pyriproxyfen
- Quinalphos
- Quintozene
- Quintozene (Sum)
- Silthiofam
- Simazine
- Tebuconazole
- Tebufenpyrad
- Tecnazene
- Tefluthrin
- Terbacil
- Terbumeton
- Terbuthylazine
- Terbuthylazine Desethyl
- Terbutryn
- Tetrachlorvinphos
- Tetracanazole
- Tetradifon
- Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)
- Tetramethrin
- Tetrasul
- Thiometon
- Tolclofos-methyl
- Trans-Chlordane
- Transfluthrin
- Triadimefon
- Triadimenol
- Tri-allate
- Triamiphos
- Trifluralin
- Uniconazole
- Vinclozolin
- Zeta-cypermethrin
The second group analyzed Nature Nate’s 100% Pure Organic & Unfiltered Honey using the LC-MS/MS technique for 360 pesticides and included the following:
- 3-OH carbofuran (SQ)
- Abamectin
- Acephate
- Acequinocyl
- Acetamiprid
- Acibenzolar-S-methyl (SP)
- Alcarb (SP)
- Aldicarb (Sum)
- Aldicarb Sulfone
- Aldicarb Sulfoxide
- Ametroctradin
- Aminocarb
- Amitraz (SP)
- Atrizine Desisopropyl
- Azaconazole
- Azadirachtin
- Azamethiphos
- Azimsulfuron
- Azinphos-ethyl
- Azinphos-methyl
- Azocyclotin and Cyhexatin (SQ)
- Azoxystrobin
- Ben-Carb-TPN (Sum)
- Bendiocarb
- Bentazone (SP)
- Bentazones-methyl
- Benthiavalicarb
- Bioallethrin
- Bixafen
- Boscalid
- Bromacil
- Bromoxynil (SP)
- Bromuconazole
- BTS 44595
- BTS 44596
- Buprofezin
- Butachlor
- Butocarboxim
- Butoxicarboxim Sulfoxide
- Butralin
- Buturon
- Cadusafos
- Carbaryl
- Carbendazim and Benomyl
- Carbetamide
- Carboxin (SP)
- Carfentazone-ethyl (SP)
- Chloratraniliprole
- chlorbromuron
- Chlorfluazuron
- Chloridazon
- Chloroxuron
- Chlorsulfuron
- Chlorthiophos
- Clethodim (SP)
- Clethodim Sulfoxide
- Clofentezine
- Clomazone
- Clopyralid
- Clothianidine
- Coumaphos
- Crimidine
- Cyanazine
- Cyantraniliprole
- Cyazofamid
- Cyclanilide
- Cycloate
- Cycloxydim (SP)
- Cyenopyrafen
- Cyflufenamid
- Cyflumetofen
- Cyhalofop-butyl
- Cymoxanil
- Cyromazine
- Demeton S
- Demeton-S-methyl
- Demeton-S-Methylsulfone
- Demeton-S-sulfoxide
- Desmedipham
- Desmetryn
- Dialifos
- Dichiofluanid
- Dichlormid
- Dichloroprop
- Dichlorvos
- Diclofop (SP/SQ)
- Diclofop (Sum)
- Diclofo-methyl (SP/SQ)
- Diethofencarb
- Diflubenzuron
- Dimefuron
- Dimethachlor
- Dimethenamid-P
- Dimethoate
- Dimethoate (Sum)
- Dimethomorph
- Dimethylaminosulfotoluidide (DMST)
- Dinotefuran
- Diuron
- DNOC
- Dodemorph
- Dodine
- Edifenphos
- Emamectin B1a
- Epoxiconazole
- Ethaboxam
- Ethiofencarb
- Ethiofencarb sulfone
- Ethiofencarb sulfoxide
- Ethiprole
- Ethirimol
- Ethoxyquin (SQ)
- Etofenprox
- Etoxazole
- Famoxadone
- Fenamidone
- Fenamiphos (SP)
- Fenamiphos (Sum)
- Fenamiphos Sulphone
- Fenamiphos Sulphoxide
- Febnuconazole
- Fenbutatin oxide
- Fenhexamid
- Fenobucarb
- Fenoxycarb
- Fenpiclonil
- Fenpropidin (SP)
- Fenpropimorph
- Fenpyrazamine
- Fenpyroximate
- Fensulfothion
- Fensulfothion Oxon
- Fensulfothion Oxon Sulfone
- Fensulfothion Sulfone
- Fenthion (Sum)
- Fenthion Oxon Sulfone
- Fenthion Oxon Sulfoxide
- Fentin (SP/SQ)
- Fenuron
- Fipronil (SP)
- Fipronil (Sum)
- Fipronil Sulfide
- Fipronil Sulfone
- Flamprop
- Flazasulfuron
- Flonicamid (SP)
- Flonicamid (Sum)
- Florasulam
- Fluazifop-methyl (SP)
- Fluazifop-P (SP)
- Fluazifop-P-butyl (SP)
- Fluazinam
- Flubendiamide
- Fludioxonil
- Flufenacet
- Flufenacet (Sum)
- Flufenacet ESA
- Flufenacet OA
- Flufenoxuron
- Flumioxazin
- Fluometuron
- Fluoxastrobin
- Flupyradifurone
- Fluquinconazole
- Fluoxypyr (SP)
- Fluroxypyr-meptyl
- Fluroxypyr-meptyl
- Flusilazole
- Flutolanil
- Flutriafol
- Fluxapyroxad
- Foramsulfuron
- Forchlorfenuron
- Formetanate (SP)
- Formothion
- Fosthiazate
- Fuberidazole
- Halosulfuron methyl
- Haloxyfop (Sum)
- Haloxyfop-2-ethoxyethyl
- Haloxyfop-methyl (SP)
- Haloxyfop-R (SP)
- Hexaflumuron
- Hexazinone
- Hexythiazox
- Imazalil
- Imazapic
- Imazappic
- Imazapyr
- Imidacloprid
- Indaziflam
- Indoxacarb
- Iodosulfuron-methyl (SP)
- Ioxynil (SP)
- Isocarbophos
- Isoprocarb
- Isoprothiolane
- Isoproturon
- Isopyrazam
- Isoxaben
- Isoxathion
- Ivermectin
- Lenacil
- Linuron
- Lufenuron
- Mandipropamid
- Matrine
- MCPA (SP)
- Mecarbam
- Mepanipyrim
- Meptyldinocap
- Mesosulfuron-methyl
- Mesotrione
- Metaflumizone
- Metamitron
- Metazachlor (SP)
- Methiocarb (Sum)
- Methoprotyne
- Methoxyfenozide
- Metobromuron
- Metolachlor and S-Metolachlor
- Metolcarb
- Metoxuron
- Metrafenone
- Metsulfuron-methyl
- Milbemectin SQ (Sum)
- Milbemycin A3 (SQ)
- Milbemycin A4 (SQ)
- Monocrotophos
- Monolinuron
- monuron
- Neburon
- Nicosulfuron
- Nitenpyram
- Norflurazon
- Novaluron
- Omethoate
- Oxadiargyl
- Oxydiazon
- Oxamyl
- Oxasulfuron
- Oxathiapiprolin
- Oxycarboxin
- Paclobutrazol
- Pencycuron
- Penthiopyrad
- Phenmedipham
- Phorate (Sum)
- Phorate Oxon
- Phorate Oxon Sulfone
- Phorate Oxon Sulfoxide
- Phorate Sulfone
- Phorate Sulfoxide
- Phosmet (SP)
- Phosmet (Sum)
- Phosmet oxon
- Phosphamidon
- Phoxim
- Picolinafen
- Picoxystrobin
- Pinoxaden
- Pirimicarb
- Pirimicarb Desmethyl
- Pirimicarb Desmethyl Formamide
- Prochloraz (SP)
- Prochloraz (Sum)
- Promecarb
- Propachlor
- Propamocarb (SP)
- Propanil
- Propaquizafob
- Propargite
- Propham
- Propiconazole
- Propoxur
- Proquinazid
- Prosulfocarb
- Prosulfuron
- Prothiocaonazole
- Pydiflumetofen
- Pymetrozine
- Pyracarbolid
- Pyraclostrobin
- Pyraflufen
- Pydiflumetofen
- Pymetrozine
- Pyracarbolid
- Pyraclostrobin
- Pyraflufen
- Pyraflufen-ethyl (SP)
- Pyraflufen-ethyl (Sum)
- Pyridalyl
- Pyridate (SP)
- Quinclorac
- Quinoxyfen
- Quizalofop-ethyl (SP)
- Rimsulfuron
- Rotenone
- Saflufenacil (SP)
- Sebuthylazine
- Sethoxydim
- Spinetoram
- Spinosad
- Spirodiclofen
- Spiromesifen
- Spirotetramat (SP)
- Spirotetramat (Sum)
- Spirotetramatenol-glucoside
- Spirotetramat-enol
- Spirotetramat-ketohydroxy
- Spirotetramat-monohydroxy
- Spiroxamine
- Sulcotrione
- Sulfosulfuron
- Sulfotep
- Sulfoxaflor
- Tebufenozide
- Teflubenzuron
- Tepraloxydim (SP)
- Terbufos
- Terbufos (Sum)
- Terbufos Sulfone
- Terbufos Sulfoxide
- TFNA
- TFNG
- Thiabendazole
- Thiacloprid
- Thiamethoxam
- Thiamethoxam (Sum)
- Thidiazuron
- Thifensulfuron-methyl
- Thiobencarb
- Thiocyclam
- Thiodicarb
- Thiofanox
- Thiofanox Sulfone
- Thiofanox Sulfoxide
- Thiophanate-methyl
- Tolfenpyrad
- Tolylfluanid (SP)
- Tolyfluanid (Sum)
- Triasulfuron
- Triazophos
- Triazoxide
- Trichlorfon
- Tricresyl phosphate
- Tricyclazole
- Tridemorph
- Trifloxystrobin
- Triflumizole (SP)
- Triflumizole (Sum)
- Triflumizole FM-6-1
- Triflumuron
- Triforine (SQ)
- Triticonazole
- Vamidothion
- Zoxamide
Conclusion of Nature’s Nate Honey Investigation on Glyphosate & Other Pesticides Plus Additional Investigations
In conclusion, Mamavation has determined the product we tested — Nature Nate’s 100% Pure Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey to be free of detectable glyphosate and other pesticides. This is great news because you cannot control where the bees go after they leave the hive and evidently they are not pollinating or feeding on any flowers that have deposited pesticide residue above the detection limit of our lab.
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I ust read this article on Nates Honey. What about other organic or raw honeys. ???
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I would be really interested in hearing Mamavation’s thoughts on this. Concerningly, there has been no response.
I would be really interested in hearing Mamavation’s thoughts on this. Concerningly, there has been no response.
ANYONE can be bought at the right price!
wow, Mamavation is censoring the comments here like crazy! a bunch are missing that were here yesterday. comments talking about how this company is a fraud and no way we’re buying something in plastic. what’s going on!? Nature’s Nate got their sticky hands all over this, pun intended! is Leah a sell out?!
I recently read an article that indicated that Nate’s honey has been adulterated and is not “real honey”. The evidence presented in the article was pretty overwhelming. Is there any way the testing you had done on the honey could determine if this is true?
Mamavation is censoring comments! somebody got bought! $$$
It does sound almost too good to be true. I am also concerned about a plastic container. And why was only one honey tested, particularly one in plastic with questionable practices? I followed up on the lawsuit information and it looks like there was a lawsuit dismissed for procedural reasons (not the validity of the claims), as the other comment mentions.
The lawsuit alleged:
* That the honey is not actually raw (they may heat it up to 120 degrees F)
* It may be adulterated with syrups and not pure honey
* The plaintiff of the lawsuit found syrup, as well as high levels of HMF (found in honey from bees that were fed syrups with HMF – not the kind of “organic honey” anyone would want to buy, given the effect on bees and the potential harm to humans.
You can find more at this link: https://smallbatchgoodness.com/heated-honey-avoid/nature-nates-honey-heated-not-raw-contains-hmf
Here’s why the lawsuit is still concerning, even though the lawsuit was dismissed (quoted from the page with the link above): “a key component of Nature Nate’s defense was that “Pierce and Dave never sent the statutory 60-day pre-suit notice for deceptive trade practice claims.” So it was a procedural argument about the proper legal course not being followed. Well, that doesn’t say anything about the actual content of Marilyn Pierce’s arguments, which is what we as consumers care most about.”
I love Mammavation and have come to rely on your testing. So here are my questions for you (with love and gratitude for all you do):
1. Has Mammavation tested to make sure the honey was 100% pure honey? Did you test for syrups?
2. Did Mammavation test for HMF?
3. Is it possible that the testing company was bribed by Nate’s or that the sample was adulterated or not their usual honey?
4. How did you obtain the sample?
5. What led to the decision to test only Nature Nate’s and not other brands?
6. Did Nature Nate’s fund any of the research or donate to Mammavation?
Seems like a lot of comments are being removed that call out this company. That really doesn’t look good for Mamavation.
I would really love to see what Mamavation has to say about this. It’s concerning that there’s no reply. As you said, a lot of us have come to rely on her testing. It’s really disheartening to feel like we can’t trust anything anymore.
Looks guilty as hell and she’s hiding behind her mama’s coattails. Fraud and liar.