Thousands of jars of British honey may be contaminated with prescription medicines. Tests on raw honey from hives reveal it contains potent drugs used to treat cancer, fungal infections and depression, as well as ibuprofen. Scientists suspect the drugs maybe getting into honey through treated sewage sprayed on nearby crops. When a person takes a tablet, some of it leaves the body as waste and enters the sewage system. Tests on raw honey from hives reveal it contains potent drugs used to treat cancer , fungal infections and depression , as well as ibuprofenMedicines accounted for almost two-thirds of the contamination.

Source: Daily Mail March 22, 2026 03:46 UTC