The European Parliament approves new rules on the labeling of honey, juices and jam

Published 2024년 4월 11일

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The Parliament has recently passed legislation aimed at enhancing the transparency and quality of common breakfast products, including honey, juices, and jams. With a significant majority of 603 votes in favor, the new rules mandate the clear labeling of the country of origin for honey, introduce a traceability system to combat honey fraud, require the disclosure of sugar content in juices, and set a minimum fruit content for jams. This legislative move is designed to protect consumers and beekeepers by ensuring they are informed about the products they consume or produce, while also setting higher standards for product quality. The law is pending Council approval and will come into effect two years after it is enacted.

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Parliament on Wednesday backed the provisional agreement with the Council on revised rules on the composition, nomenclature, labeling and presentation of a series of common breakfast products, with 603 votes in favor, nine against and 10 abstentions. One of the objectives is to combat adulterated honey arriving from outside the EU, by making it mandatory to visibly indicate the country of origin. The process to create a honey traceability system will also be launched. The sugar content of the juices must also appear clearly on the label and the minimum amount of fruit that jams and jams must contain will be regulated. After the vote, Alexander Bernhuber (EPP, Austria) said that “today we have taken an important step in the labeling of the origin of food products and have adopted strict measures to combat honey fraud. In the future, the country of origin must appear on the label of honey mixtures. In addition, there will be stricter quality standards and the need for a traceability ...

Source: Financialfood