Services
Advisory Services for Medical Grade Honey.
Two decades inside the Medical Grade Honey category — Manuka and beyond. I bring deep personal knowledge — and direct access to the leading specialists in every adjacent discipline.
Scope
What this advisory does — and what it doesn't.
We work on Medical Grade Honey as a raw material: supply, specification, sterilisation coordination, formulation behaviour and the educational evidence base. We do not write, own or support medical-device regulatory submissions (MDD / MDR / 510(k)) — that work sits with the device manufacturer and its own regulatory team.
Specification development
MGO/DHA, water activity, pH, peroxide, residue panels for bulk honey — written to survive audit.
Sterilisation
Gamma dose-setting and validation coordinated with partner facilities; Buyer retains validation ownership.
Category & market intelligence
Who is in the category, how the channels work, where the published evidence sits.
Analytical chemistry
NMR authenticity, HPLC, isotope ratio — independent labs we trust to call it straight.
Clinical literature
Indication-focused reading lists and citation packs for internal education.
Sourcing & traceability
Verified bulk Manuka and multifloral, COAs and origin documentation on every lot.
You engage me as principal. I assemble — and manage — the right specialists around your project, on your terms, under one accountable contract. Medical-device regulatory submission writing is explicitly out of scope.
Bulk honey supply
We manage the purchase, testing and specification of MGH™ Certified Manuka and multifloral honey for formulators of medical devices, OTC and personal-care products — in 25 kg pails (22 to a pallet) or 280 kg liners (4 drums to a pallet).
Quoted per programme
Formulation review
Stability, crystallisation control, MGO retention, sterilisation impact, excipient justification — on the honey raw material itself.
From £4,500 / engagement
Sterilisation coordination
Bioburden control, gamma dose-setting and validation arranged with vetted partner facilities. Final validation responsibility rests with the Buyer.
From £4,000 / engagement
Clinical evidence dossiers
Structured literature reviews and indication-specific bibliographies on the published Medical Grade Honey evidence base — educational, not regulatory submission writing.
From £3,500 / dossier
Expert witness
Litigation, customs and authenticity disputes (NMR, MGO/DHA chemistry).
Day rate — request
Keynote & training
Industry conferences, hospital teaching, product launches, scientific advisory boards.
From £2,500 / session
Marketing support
Category positioning, claim substantiation review, launch messaging and trade collateral for honey-based wound-care, veterinary and personal-care brands — grounded in the published evidence base.
Quoted per programme
Supply, handled here
We manage the purchase, testing and specification.
There is no second site to visit. We procure MGH™ Certified honey on your behalf, arrange the testing, write the specification to your brief, and handle any bespoke requirements you might have — origin and grade through to documentation and delivery.
Discuss a supply programmeStandard offering
25 kg pails
- · 22 pails on one pallet
- · Food-grade pails with sealed lids
- · MGO/DHA specification on every lot
- · Suited to smaller-batch, R&D and pilot runs
Standard offering
280 kg liners
- · 4 drums on one pallet
- · Lined drums for full-pallet volume
- · Origin traceability and COAs
- · Bespoke requirements welcome
How an engagement runs
01
Discovery call
30 minutes, no charge. Scope, goals, sensitivities.
02
Proposal
Fixed fee where possible. Clear deliverables and timeline.
03
Deep work
Document, model, formulate, review. Weekly sync.
04
Handover
Final report, presentation to your team, Q&A retainer optional.
Let's talk about your project.
A 30-minute discovery call to scope your needs and decide whether I'm the right person.
Book the callConsulting — direct engagement
Expert Medical Grade Honey Consulting.
£250 per hour. £1,500 per day. A simple way to access two decades of Medical Grade Manuka expertise without a fixed-scope project.
Hourly
£250 / hour
Best for a focused question, a second opinion on a spec, or a quick claims sense-check. Minimum one hour, billed in 30-minute increments thereafter.
- Live working session over video
- Spec, formulation or claim sense-check
- Written follow-up summary by email
- Reading time on documents you send ahead
Day rate
£1,500 / day
For deeper work — a formulation review, a regulatory pathway workshop, a sterilisation validation walk-through, or a launch readiness audit.
- Full working day — on-site or remote
- Up to 8 hours, structured to your agenda
- Workshop facilitation with your team
- Written debrief with prioritised actions
- Two weeks of email follow-up included
Rates exclude VAT and any travel / accommodation for on-site engagements. Larger or fixed-scope mandates are quoted separately — see consulting services.
What people book this for
Typical sessions
Spec review
Pressure-test an MGO/DHA, moisture, pH, water activity and bioburden spec before you commit it to a supplier contract.
Bulk supply strategy
Plan sourcing of medical-grade honey as a raw material for downstream medical-device, OTC or personal-care formulation.
Sterilisation strategy
Decide gamma dose, validation approach (ISO 11137) and bioburden control (ISO 11737) for the honey raw material.
Category orientation
Get up to speed on who is in the Medical Grade Honey market, how the indications break down, and where the literature sits.
Evidence audit
Identify the published Medical Grade Honey literature relevant to your indication — for internal education, not submission writing.
Expert second opinion
An independent read on a lab report, COA, audit finding, or competitor product.
Not sure which to book?
Start with a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll scope what you need and decide together — an hour, a day, or a fixed-scope engagement.
Book the discovery callApplications
Clinical Applications of Medical Grade Honey.
A curated, plain-English map of clinical and preclinical use cases — with the trial identifiers you'll want to cite.
Largest evidence base
Wound care & dermatology
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs)
Systematic reviews show shorter healing times and increased bacterial clearance with no glycaemic effect.
Burn injury
Cochrane reviews favour honey over silver sulfadiazine for partial-thickness burns.
Post-oncology MRSA decolonisation
Documented eradication in paediatric oncology using Medihoney dressings.
Post-surgical re-epithelialisation
Active double-blinded trials in tympanoplasty using 100% sterile Manuka.
Fastest growing
Ophthalmology
Post-cataract dry eye
2026 study: Manuka eye drops superior to sodium hyaluronate for symptoms and inflammation.
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
NCT04457648 — topical 16% Manuka (Optimel) improves objective signs and PROs.
Blepharitis safety
ACTRN12616000540415 — microemulsion eye cream well tolerated.
Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis
Promising adjunct to topical steroids.
Strategic — off-pack
Antimicrobial stewardship†
Synergy with antibiotics
Documented synergism with tetracycline, oxacillin, rifampicin against resistant biofilms.
Efflux pump inhibition
Manuka blocks efflux pumps in MDR E. coli, restoring antibiotic potency.
Biofilm disruption
Mechanical and chemical destabilisation of mature biofilms.
Niche advantages
Comparative honeys
Ulmo (Chile)
Comparative trials show greater efficacy than Manuka against certain MRSA strains.
Honeydew (Poland)
2024 data suggest stronger antiviral activity than Manuka in specific models.
Tualang (Malaysia)
High antioxidant capacity, studied in burn wounds.
Kelulut (stingless bee)
Promising healing rates for diabetic wounds in n=62 gel-form trial.
Experimental
Frontier formulation
3D-printed bioinks
MGH-infused scaffolds for precision tissue engineering.
Nanofibre dressings
Electrospun matrices preserving MGO release profiles.
Microemulsions
Sterile delivery to mucosal surfaces and the ocular adnexa.
Preclinical
Emerging biology
Neuroprotection
Honey combinations protect dopaminergic neurons in murine models.
Anticancer signalling
Manuka inhibits estrogen-receptor pathways in breast cancer preclinical work.
Accreditations & quality systems
The credentials behind every batch.
BRCGS Food Safety AA
SALSA Accredited
QMS experience
Independent partner labs
Product liability insured
Bespoke process
A bespoke process, and sterilisation, sorted.
Every batch of Medical Grade Manuka is handled through a process designed around your end application.
Bespoke designed handling
Tailored to your end application — personal care, skin care, wound care or medical device.
Positive Release process
Stock is released only once independent partner-lab testing confirms it meets your specification — in writing.
Full QMS specifications
Complete specifications available for your Quality Management System — product, packaging, transport.
Recipe & formulation support
Full specs from honey through to drum liner, lid and pallet — everything your formulation team needs.
SDS & technical documentation
SDS, CoA, declaration of origin, allergen, TSE/BSE, GMO, kosher/halal on request.
Sterilisation partners
Gamma and e-beam sterilisation arranged with vetted UK/EU partners to your validated dose.
Certified MGO content
High and consistent MGO, independently lab verified per batch with retained samples.
Tight moisture spec
Controlled moisture (< 20%) suitable for pharmaceutical and medical-device formulations.
Medical Grade Manuka — specification
Engineered for advanced wound care, skin care and personal care formulations.
Indicative parameters for Medical Grade Manuka. Final specification is agreed in writing per contract and verified per batch by independent laboratory analysis.
MGO
350–800+
Independently verified by HPLC
Release
100%
Positive Release per batch
Docs
Full QMS
SDS · CoA · TSE/BSE
Accreditation
BRCGS AA · SALSA
UK partner facilities
| Parameter | Typical value | Method |
|---|---|---|
| MGO (Methylglyoxal) | 350 – 800+ mg/kg | HPLC, partner lab |
| DHA (Dihydroxyacetone) | ≥ 700 mg/kg | HPLC |
| Leptosperin | ≥ 100 mg/kg | HPLC (authenticity marker) |
| Moisture | < 20% | Refractometry |
| Diastase activity | ≥ 8 DN (Schade) | Phadebas / Schade |
| Electrical conductivity | ≤ 0.8 mS/cm | Conductivity meter |
| Free acidity | ≤ 50 meq/kg | Titration |
| Pollen analysis | Leptospermum scoparium dominant | Melissopalynology |
| Total Plate Count | < 100 cfu/g | Plate count method |
| Yeasts & moulds | < 100 cfu/g | Plate count method |
| Pathogens (Salmonella, E. coli, S. aureus) | Absent / negative | Standard micro methods |
| Pesticide residues | Reported per panel | Multi-residue GC-MS / LC-MS |
| Heavy metals (Pb, As, Cd, Hg) | Reported per panel | ICP-MS |
| GMO | Non-GMO | Declaration |
| Allergens | Free from declared 14 allergens | Declaration |
| TSE / BSE | Free | Declaration |
| Country of origin | New Zealand — region documented | Documented |
Values shown are typical. Tighter or alternative specifications can be agreed for pharmaceutical and medical-device applications. CoA issued per drum lot.
From estate to your recipe
Seven controlled stages. One traceable batch.
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Sourced
Vetted, audited source. Country, region, harvest period and batch ID recorded; source identity held confidentially on file.
02
Held
Received into UK bonded storage in lined steel drums under climate control. Chain of custody opens at the gate.
03
Testing agreed
Test panel and acceptance limits agreed in writing against your specification before any work is committed.
04
Processed
Low-heat handling at BRCGS AA and SALSA approved UK partner facilities — preserving enzymes, MGO and DHA.
05
Tested
Independent accredited partner labs run the agreed suite. Results returned against the written spec — testing quoted separately.
06
Positive Release
No batch leaves stock until results meet spec. Sign-off held on file against the unique batch ID.
07
Dispatch
Unique drum / lot references link source → CoA → your finished SKU. Full document pack travels with the goods.
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Sterilisation (optional)
Gamma or e-beam sterilisation coordinated with vetted UK/EU partners to your validated dose.
Sterilisation coordination
Validated sterilisation, coordinated through vetted UK and European partners.
Routing, scheduling and document handover are managed end-to-end alongside the rest of your supply.
Bulk honey
For bulk material, gamma sterilisation is the default route. Alternative validated processes can be specified.
End product
If sterilisation occurs at finished-product stage, the chosen process and validation rest with the manufacturing company.
Dose mapping
Sterilisation requires dose mapping at the cost of the Buyer. Bioburden, container geometry and acceptance criteria agreed in writing.
Lead time
Sterilisation can add up to 24 weeks onto lead time. Plan procurement windows accordingly.
Recommendation: medical-grade honey should be sterilised prior to use, or the finished end-product should be sterilised. Sterilisation is a service we coordinate — final clinical, regulatory and validation responsibility rests with the Buyer.
Documentation register & formats
Every document your QMS, regulatory and audit teams will ask for.
Pack supplied per batch
- Certificate of Analysis (CoA)Per drum lot
- Specification sheetProduct & packaging
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS)Standard 16-section format
- Declaration of OriginCountry & region; producer confidential
- Allergen declarationStandard allergen panel
- TSE / BSE statementFree-from
- GMO statementNon-GMO
- Pesticide residue reportMulti-residue panel
- Heavy metals reportICP-MS
- Microbiological reportStandard micro panel
- Kosher / HalalOn request
- Sterilisation coordinationWhere applicable
- Chain of custody / traceabilityDrum → CoA → SKU
Testing arranged through accredited partner laboratories — Minerva Scientific, QSI, Fera Science — or your nominated lab. Testing is quoted and invoiced separately.
Format
280 kg lined steel drums
Food-grade lined steel drums on heat-treated pallets — 4 drums to a pallet, the standard format for manufacturers and contract sterilisation. Tamper-evident, fully documented.
Format
25 kg food-grade pails
Food-grade HDPE pails with sealed tamper-evident lids — 22 pails to a pallet, ideal for smaller-batch formulators, R&D and pilot runs.
Supply enquiry
MGH™ Certified Manuka — pallet quote →
We manage purchase, testing, specification and bespoke requirements, with UK warehousing for clinical formulators.
Buyer & regulatory FAQ
Answers your QA, regulatory and procurement teams need.
Can you supply to our written specification?+
Yes. We work to your specification document, agreed in writing, and Positive Release against it batch by batch.
Is the honey suitable for medical devices?+
Yes — Medical Grade Manuka is supplied to formulators of Class I and Class IIa/IIb wound-care devices. We coordinate validated sterilisation with vetted partners.
What MGO levels are available?+
Medical Grade Manuka starts at MGO 350+ and runs up to MGO 800+, independently verified by HPLC. Higher MGO and NPA-equivalent grades available on request.
Do you provide CoA per batch?+
Yes — every drum lot ships with a Certificate of Analysis from an accredited partner lab, plus retained samples.
Can we audit your supply chain?+
Yes. Customer audits and warehouse inspection are welcomed. Producer identities are commercially confidential, but full process documentation, batch records and laboratory data are shared under NDA.
What is the minimum order quantity?+
From a single 25 kg pail for R&D, scaling to multi-tonne contracts. UK warehoused stock enables fast turnaround.
Do you handle export documentation?+
Yes — EUR.1, health certificates, phytosanitary documents and customs paperwork for global shipment.
Is testing included or extra?+
Standard CoA testing is included. Bespoke testing through partner labs is quoted and invoiced separately.
Live brands
Medical-grade honey brands of the world.
A working list of the principal medical-grade honey brands in clinical use globally — owner, honey type, and what they're known for. Most lead with Manuka (Leptospermum); a few use other monofloral or supplemented honeys.
Advancis Medical (Brightwake Ltd, UK)
Honey: Manuka
100% sterile medical-grade Manuka honey — tube, tulle and alginate dressings (Activon, Actilite, Algivon).
Honey: Manuka
Sterile Leptospermum honey dressings — WoundSeal range; strong US hospital footprint.
Honey: Bio-engineered (multi-source)
Reactive-oxygen-engineered medical honey for surgical wounds, neonatal and chronic-wound use; standardised activity, multiple peer-reviewed trials.
Honey: Manuka
100% sterile Leptospermum honey gel, sheet and HD dressings — widely stocked across US acute care.
Honey: Manuka
Sterile Manuka honey filler/paste for cavity wounds and tunnelling defects.
Comvita / Integra LifeSciences
Honey: Manuka
The category benchmark — Leptospermum-based antibacterial gel, paste, alginate, hydrocolloid and HCS dressings.
Triticum / Theo Manufacturing (Netherlands)
Honey: Supplemented (multifloral)
Medical honey supplemented with vitamins C/E and zinc — ointment, soft gel, hydro, tulle and foam.
Honey: Multifloral + plant extracts
Honey-based wound gel formulated with plant extracts; CE-marked medical device, EU clinical use.
Bfactory Health Products (Netherlands)
Honey: Standardised greenhouse honey
Produced under controlled greenhouse conditions for batch consistency — gel, balm and gauze.
Manuka (Leptospermum scoparium / L. polygalifolium) dominates the medical-grade category thanks to its non-peroxide MGO activity. L-Mesitran, Melmax and Revamil show that other honeys — supplemented, blended or production-controlled — also hold credible regulated positions. UK prescribers can cross-reference the BNF honey-based topical applications listing.
Membership
Become a member of MGH™ — and display our logo when you source MGH™ Certified honey through us.
A free membership for clinicians, formulators, distributors and brands who source MGH™ Certified honey through MedicalGradeHoney.com. Join the register, get the MGH™ member mark, and signal to your customers that your honey is sourced to a published medical grade specification.
What you get
A free, named place on the MGH™ member register.
MGH™ member mark
A licensed logo for your site, packaging consideration and trade marketing — issued on approval after your first MGH™ Certified order.
Sourcing pipeline
Direct line into MGH™ Certified honey supply — from approved apiaries through to certified lots in 25 kg pails or 280 kg liners.
Quarterly briefing
Evidence updates, regulatory changes and category news — written for buyers, formulators and clinicians.
Listing on request
Optional listing on the MGH™ stockist / partner register so end customers can verify your supply chain.
How logo use works
The MGH™ member mark is licensed for use by businesses actively sourcing MGH™ Certified honey through us. After signup, place your first order; we then issue your logo pack (SVG + PNG + usage guidelines) and add you to the member register. No cost — the mark stays free for as long as you remain an active sourcing partner.
The simple version
- 1. Sign up below — free, takes a minute.
- 2. Place your first MGH™ Certified honey order — make a supply enquiry.
- 3. We issue your MGH™ member logo pack and add you to the register.
FAQ
Membership questions, briefly answered.
Is membership really free?
Yes. There is no membership fee. The MGH™ member mark is licensed at no cost for as long as you remain an active MGH™ Certified sourcing partner.
Do I have to buy through you?
Yes — the MGH™ member mark signals a verified sourcing relationship for honey meeting the MGH™ Certified standards published on this site. Without that relationship there is nothing to verify.
Can I use the MGH™ logo before my first order?
No. We issue the logo pack after your first order ships so the mark always reflects a real, traceable supply.
Will my details be public?
No, not by default. Listing on the public MGH™ stockist register is opt-in — tick the box when you're ready and we will add you.