Council gives final approval to EU honey labelling

With the approval of the member states on Monday (29 April), the law has cleared the last hurdle. At its core, it is about more precise labelling of the origin of honey. However, the regulations for labelling fruit juices and jams are also being adjusted. In the case of honey mixtures, the countries of origin must in future be indicated in order of weight. However, member states are allowed to limit this requirement to the four largest proportions if these together make up more than half of the mixture. For very small packages, the countries of origin can be indicated in short form. In addition, an expert committee is to be set up to accelerate the fight against adulterated honey. New categories and labelling requirements are being introduced for the marketing of fruit juices. The juices can be assigned to the categories "reduced sugar fruit juice", "reduced sugar fruit juice from concentrate" and "concentrated reduced sugar fruit juice". To be considered reduced sugar, the sugar ...