Spain and 20 other countries demand in Europe to specify the origin of honey mixtures on the label

Around twenty countries of the European Union (EU), including Spain, have requested that the labeling of honey must specify its place of origin, also in the case of mixtures of different honeys, to help consumers consumers to better choose the product they buy. The petition, at the initiative of Slovenia, was supported in a Council of Agriculture Ministers by Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia. In a document prepared before the meeting by Slovenia and supported by 19 Member States, including Spain, it is explained that honey imported from third countries, which is often used in honey mixtures on the European market, "is usually significantly cheaper than honey produced in the EU'. "When consumers choose this cheaper honey, they do not receive complete, clear and unambiguous information about its origin. For this reason, ...