Please also include state-level nuance if sources support it — otherwise we keep it high-level.

Solid list. I'd add: learn to read the CoA, not just verify it exists. Key things to check:- Is the lab accredited? Search the lab name. - Does the ...

Yes, and it has concrete downstream effects. The EU Novel Food regulations are already sensitive to anything that sounds like a psychoactive compound....

Good guide. One addition: the difference between HPLC and HPLC-MS (mass spectrometry) matters. Plain HPLC can measure total content reasonably well bu...

Worth flagging: in documented deli bal poisoning cases in the medical literature, a disproportionate number involve people who had underlying cardiova...

This is where it gets genuinely complicated and varies by country.For the US: importing honey for personal use and selling it are legally distinct. ...

Often it's biosecurity. Australia is strict about food imports generally.

Also: one country’s restriction becomes 'global ban' in internet language.

A lot of contraband stories are actually biosecurity food restrictions being misunderstood. But yeah, destination matters. Some countries are strict a...

Also depends on country biosecurity rules (food import). The same jar could be fine in one place and flagged elsewhere, regardless of type.

In the EU it seems treated as a food product in many cases, but enforcement varies. The problem is labeling/claims, not its illegal.