European beekeepers, in a difficult situation due to several factors, called, on Tuesday 11 April, for a revision of the honey directive to provide for transparent labelling of the product’s country of origin.
Copa and Cogeca’s Honey Working Party have raised the shocking revelations of studies conducted by the European Commission services on the adulteration of every second honey tested on the European market (see EUROPE B13148A12).
“The solutions to tackle this massive fraud are...