Honey Wound Dressings Get FDA Approval

Advanced wound dressings produced by Comvita, the primary New Zealand manuka honey producer, have now been given marketing clearance from the USA's FDA.

These unique manuka honey based dressings had already been approved in other parts of the world, such as Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

They use active manuka honey with natural antibacterial properties, which has been proven to fight bacteria causing stomach ulcers, and aid in wound healing. Wound treatment products using the honey have become increasingly important as they have also proven effective against some antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.

This makes New Zealand based Comvita and its patented "advanced wound care dressing" has become the first using manuka honey for wounds and burns to receive marketing clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

In the UK, these Apinate Dressings (the name they are marketed under) are already available.