13 Dec 2021 --- New Zealand-based Comvita has launched a NZ$1.3 million (US$880,000) clinical trial to understand the effects of manuka honey on digestive health. The program is supported by the High-Value Nutrition (HVN) Ko Ngā Kai Whai Painga National Science Challenge, which has awarded the University of Otago NZ$875,000 (US$593,000) to be used for the project over the next two years.