The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has developed new rules for veterinary medical examination of honey

Their effect will not apply to honey and bee products that are produced for personal consumption. The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia has developed new rules for the veterinary and sanitary examination of honey and beekeeping products intended for processing and sale. This is a draft order of the ministry, which is submitted for discussion on the regulation.gov.ru portal. As follows from the document, the decision to appoint a veterinary and sanitary examination is made by a specialist of the state veterinary service after the manufacturer's request. Sampling of products is also carried out by an employee of the state veterinary service. The term for the examination should not exceed three hours from the moment the owner applied, as indicated in the project. During the examination of products, an analysis of veterinary accompanying documents, information on the use of veterinary drugs and the timing of their removal from the body of bees is carried out. The draft states that ...