Spain: They start a campaign to encourage the direct purchase of honey from beekeepers

The COAG beekeeping sector has launched an awareness campaign to encourage the direct purchase of honey from Spanish beekeepers. "Given the massive fraud detected by European authorities in honey imports, buying directly from beekeepers or through short marketing channels and small businesses is the best guarantee of authenticity and quality of honey," declared Pedro. Loscertales, head of COAG's beekeeping sector. This responsible purchase also allows for correct pollination of our rich and varied wild flora and our crops; and generates employment and economic activity in our rural areas, he added. And to this end, the COAG beekeeping sector will carry out promotional events in the different Autonomous Communities, while at the same time disseminating among the citizens a list with dozens of professional beekeepers from all over Spain who make direct sales, which will be updated periodically. A large-scale fraud: massive presence of syrups and honey substitutes on the shelves The ...