Rhododendron and similar plants, contain toxic chemicals called grayanotoxins. These toxins can accumulate in honey, particularly around the Black Sea region of Turkey.
Rhododendron doldentraubiger Blütenstand Photo: Philipp Guttmann / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Leo Schepp from Toxinform joins us from a trip to the US to tell us more.
Leo Schepp standing in the very large hanger of the aircraft carrier Midway, that is now a floating museum in San Diego. Photo: Leo Schepp
