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

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.