Spain: Honey from Andalusian beekeepers, the best guarantee of authenticity and quality

Published 2024년 3월 21일

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In response to a report revealing that nearly half of European and Spanish honey imports are fraudulent, the beekeeping sector of the Coordinator of Farmers and Livestock Organizations (COAG) of Andalusia has launched a campaign to promote direct purchase of honey from local beekeepers. They have compiled a list of Spanish beekeepers who sell directly to consumers, bypassing the complexities of international trade. COAG is also urging the Spanish Government and the EU to increase import controls and establish a European Reference Center for Honey to protect consumers and the beekeeping industry from fraud.

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The beekeeping sector of the Coordinator of Farmers and Livestock Organizations -COAG- of Andalusia has launched an awareness campaign to encourage the direct purchase of honey from Andalusian beekeepers. And, 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. “This is a purchase that, in addition to being guaranteed, is responsible, since it allows correct pollination of our rich and varied wild flora and our crops; and generates employment and economic activity in our rural areas,” said Antonio Vázquez, head of the beekeeping sector at COAG Andalusia, who today appeared at a press conference to present the information campaign and promotion of the direct sale of honey. Large scale fraud The latest report published by the European Commission together with OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office), the JRC (Joint ...

Source: Cuaderno Agrario