Chloramphenicol in Honey

The drug Chloramphenicol is banned for use in food-producing animals in Canada. It is approved for human use in Canada as a last resort drug for typhoid fever when no other treatment is available. For more information please refer to the Fact Sheet and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on this issue or visit the Web site of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), where updated Health Hazard Alerts for products are listed.

Health Hazard Alert - Certain Buckwheat Honey May Contain Chloramphenicol
- April 16, 2004

Update - Health Hazard Alert - Various Imported Honey Products May Contain Nitrofurans
- March 23, 2004

Nitrofurans in Honey - Frequently Asked Questions