European Parliament and Council reach agreement on the labeling of honey, juices and jam

Negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional political agreement on Tuesday on updated rules regarding the composition, designation, labeling and presentation of certain breakfast food products, including honey, juices and jams. A large proportion of honey imported from non-EU countries is suspected of being adulterated with sugar and is not detected on the EU market. To counter this fraud and better inform consumers, negotiators agreed to make it mandatory to clearly indicate, in the same visual field as the name of the product, the countries where the honey comes from instead of just whether it comes from the EU or not, as is the case. currently with honey mixtures. The percentages of honey coming from at least the four main countries of origin must also be indicated. If this does not represent more than half of the total honey, the percentages must be indicated for all countries. Following feasibility studies, and to further limit fraud, the ...