New concepts in beekeeping will be approved in Russia

Published 2023년 4월 7일

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Russia's Ministry of Agriculture is set to submit a bill to the State Duma defining the terms 'honey' and 'beekeeping products' in an effort to combat the illegal circulation of these products. The bill, which will be submitted before the end of the spring session, defines honey as a natural sweet product made by bees, while beekeeping products include items such as wax, royal jelly, and venom. The move is supported by beekeepers and is aimed at preventing the mislabeling and sale of products as honey.

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At the legislative level, they plan to define the concepts of "honey" and "beekeeping products" The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, within the framework of the State Commission for Combating Illegal Circulation of Products, supported the bill "On Amendments to Article 2 of the Law "On Beekeeping in the Russian Federation", which introduces new concepts: "honey" and "beekeeping products". The document will be submitted to the State Duma before the end of the spring session, Sergei Mitin, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Agricultural and Food Policy, told Izvestia. The concept of "honey" is proposed to be understood as a natural sweet product that is formed as a result of the vital activity of bees. Honey, wax, royal jelly, honey bee and drone brood homogenate, bee bread, propolis, pollen, queen bee and venom, as well as other products that are defined by standardization documents are proposed to be considered beekeeping products. “In accordance with ...

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