I blame Brazil for most things...
The only other thing that I can find about artificial honey is that it can be emulated with corn syrup, but of course, it isn't as good as the real thing.
Also, supposedly cheap brands use fillers.
Scientists have been making silk from goats for perhaps a decade. It still requires animals, it just doesn't kill them.
https://phys.org/news/2010-05-scient...ider-silk.html