Spanish, French, and Portuguese beekeepers are promoting a common front against massive imports of fake honey

The beekeeping sector of COAG has promoted a common front with beekeepers from France and Portugal to fight against massive fraud in the honey sector. The avalanche of syrups and honey substitutes on the shelves of the large European distribution chains and the permissiveness of the administrations, is undermining the efforts of professional beekeepers to offer a high quality, healthy and sustainable product. “The EU and the Spanish Government have to act immediately; reinforcing border controls, validating analysis methods and prohibiting ultrafiltration,” stressed Pedro Loscertales, head of the beekeeping sector of COAG, who defends this common front against massive imports of fake honey. The European Commission published in March last year a report jointly carried out by OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office), the JRC (Joint Research Centre of the European Union) and DG SANTE (Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission), in which the results of a plan ...