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This webinar awards 1.25 CPEU in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. Learners must attend the webinar and complete the evaluation maintained by the UMF (TM) Mānuka Honey Association of New Zealand to claim CPE credit. Access to the evaluation will be provided during and after the webinar.

Join category experts Megan Grainger, PhD and Barbara Ruhs, MS, RDN as they introduce the 40 years of science behind the healing properties for New Zealand’s mānuka honey. As a natural product with functional health benefits, it is used globally for wound care, immune function, digestive health and much more. With more than 2,000 components, including bioactive compounds, it is one of the most complex honey commercially available.

This webinar is an introduction to mānuka honey and New Zealand’s UMF (TM) Unique Mānuka Factor - a one-of-a-kind quality certification system created by beekeepers used to verify its health properties so consumers get what they’re paying for.

Sponsored by UMF (TM) Mānuka Honey Association of New Zealand

Speakers

Megan Grainger, PhD
Senior Lecturer
University of Waikato, New Zealand

Barbara Ruhs, MS, RDN
MarketRD.com

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the complexity of mānuka honey and its bioactive benefits as it compares to other types of honey
2. Recognize why and how New Zealand beekeepers established the world leading UMF(TM) quality certification system to ensure health properties
3. Evaluate scientific research presented to determine the health attributes of mānuka honey for clinical applications