The EU is taking measures against the counterfeiting of honey

European Union countries have decided to change the labels on honey packages so that consumers can easily see where the honey comes from and what added sugars it contains, reports Euractiv. The measure was agreed yesterday by EU member states and the European Parliament and is part of a package of revised "breakfast directives" to improve transparency for honey, jams and fruit juices. After the official approval process of the measure, it will completely replace the current system, where labels only show whether the honey comes from the European Union or not. The new labels will specify which country the honey comes from and the percentage of real honey from the first four countries of origin. If the actual share of honey is less than 50 percent, the percentages for each country must be given. The changes were deemed necessary after a worrying analysis by the European Commission last year, which found that 46% of 320 samples of checked packages of honey contained excessive amounts ...