“We Feel Cheated With Fake Honey, They Think Baduy People Are Stupid”

LEBAK, KOMPAS.com – The Baduy Customary Institution confiscated dozens of bottles fake honey from sellers in their area in Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar District, Lebak Regency, Banten.

The Baduy Customary Institution has just learned that a number of people have circulated fake honey to tourists visiting Baduy after there was a lot of news about the raid on the fake honey factory.

Fake honey was confiscated because it was considered to have tarnished the good name of the Baduy which had been known for their local and natural wisdom.

“Previously, I did not know if the honey was not authentic. After knowing, we customary institutions gathered and agreed to eradicate fake honey in the Baduy environment,” said the traditional leader of the Baduy community and the head of Kanekes Village, Jaro Saija, Sunday (22/11/2020).

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As of Sunday, 20 bottles of fake honey were confiscated from a number of places in Baduy and a 50 liter conductor. The honey will then be destroyed.

Saija conveyed that he, as the village head and also a customary institution, felt cheated by the circulation of fake honey in the Baduy neighborhood.

So far, he said, his party has been monitoring the sellers and buyers of Baduy honey one by one because nearly 70 percent of Baduy residents sell honey.

Saija said that Baduy residents have been victims of those who distribute fake honey to Baduy.

“We Baduy people feel cheated, they think Baduy people are stupid. I also don’t know if this is fake honey, because I don’t know where this fake honey came from and came out,” he said.

Saija hopes that the circulation of fake honey in the Baduy area can be stopped. Apart from strict supervision, also by promoting the cultivation of honey from odeng or imitation bees.

“We are driving Nyiruan cultivation, currently we can cultivate 500 boxes, in the future we are targeted to be able to cultivate 5,000 nest boxes throughout Baduy,” he said.

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Earlier news, the Banten Regional Police exposed a syndicate for the circulation of fake honey which is dangerous if consumed.

The fake honey is circulated under the brand Lebak Honey with a turnover of billions of rupiah.

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