Article 6JPWV From beehive to kitchen table: UK beekeepers call for new law to trace honey’s origin

From beehive to kitchen table: UK beekeepers call for new law to trace honey’s origin

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Jon Ungoed-Thomas
from World news | The Guardian on (#6JPWV)

British producers to back EU's proposed regulations to stop trade in adulterated honey

Britain's beekeepers are backing proposed new rules to combat fraud in the supply chain, ensuring a jar of honey can be traced on its journey of up to 5,000 miles from the beehive to the shop shelf.

The European parliament has agreed new labelling rules and a project to establish a traceability system for honey from harvesting to the consumer. The proposed rules are part of an overhaul of the breakfast directives", including the honey directive.

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