date:Mar 28, 2023
, JRC and OLAF, the Commission has quantified an alarming reality: of the 320 samples received from competent national authorities, 147 (46%) were suspected of non-compliance with the requirements of the EU Honey Directive.
Almost 74% of the Chinese, 93% of the Turkish and 100% of the British honey samples were considered suspicious.
Twenty percent of all honey consumed in EU could be adulterated
Commenting on the JRCs report, Stanislav Ja, the Copa and Cogeca Honey Working Party chairman, say