Kathmandu, May 21 -- Nepal's quality watchdog on Tuesday recalled a batch of Dabur Honey after laboratory tests found the product to be of low quality.

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control recalled batch NB00477 of the honey produced by Dabur Nepal, Jitpur Samara.

According to the lab test report of the department, Dabur honey was found containing hydroxymethyal furfural (HMF) 50 milligrams, more than the food-standard 40 milligrams per kilogram. High level of HMF in honey indicates that the product has been overheated, stored improperly or is very old.

"Low quality food items refer to products that have higher or lower readings on the standard parameters set by the government," said Bal Kumari Sharma, spokesperson for...