Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey, 32001L0110R(01), February 21, 2007
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1. the term "honey" shall be applied only to the product defined in Annex I, point 1, and shall be used in trade to designate that product; 2. the product names referred to in Annex I, points 2 and 3, shall apply only to the products defined therein and shall be used in trade to designate them. These names may be replaced by the simple product name "honey", except in the case of filtered honey, comb honey, chunk honey or cut comb in honey and baker's honey. However, -
(a) in the case of baker's honey, the words "intended for cooking only" shall appear on the label in close proximity to the product name; (b) except in the case of filtered honey and baker's honey, the product names may be supplemented by information referring to: -
floral or vegetable origin, if the product comes wholly or mainly from the indicated source and possesses the organoleptic, physico-chemical and microscopic characteristics of the source, regional, territorial or topographical origin, if the product comes entirely from the indicated source, specific quality criteria;
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3. where baker's honey has been used as an ingredient in a compound foodstuff, the term "honey" may be used in the product name of the compound food instead of the term "baker's honey". However, in the list of ingredients, the term as referred to in Annex I, point 3, shall be used; 4. -
(a) the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label. However, if the honey originates in more than one Member State or third country that indication may be replaced with one of the following, as appropriate: -
"blend of EC honeys", "blend of non-EC honeys", "blend of EC and non-EC honeys".
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(b) For the purpose of Directive 2000/13/EC and in particular Articles 13, 14, 16 and 17 thereof, the particulars to be indicated according to subparagraph (a) shall be considered as indications according to Article 3 of that Directive.
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bringing this Directive into line with general Community legislation on foodstuffs, adaptations to technical progress.
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authorise the marketing of the products defined in Annex I if they conform to the definitions and rules laid down in this Directive, with effect from 1 August 2003; prohibit the marketing of products which fail to conform to this Directive, with effect from 1 August 2004.
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(a) according to origin: -
(i) blossom honey or nectar honey Honey obtained from the nectar of plants; (ii) honeydew honey Honey obtained mainly from excretions of plant sucking insects ( Hemiptera ) on the living part of plants or secretions of living parts of plants;
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(b) according to mode of production and/or presentation: -
(iii) comb honey Honey stored by bees in the cells of freshly built broodless combs or thin comb foundation sheets made solely of beeswax and sold in sealed whole combs or sections of such combs; (iv) chunk honey or cut comb in honey Honey which contains one or more pieces of comb honey; (v) drained honey Honey obtained by draining decapped broodless combs; (vi) extracted honey Honey obtained by centrifuging decapped broodless combs; (vii) pressed honey Honey obtained by pressing broodless combs with or without the application of moderate heat not exceeding 45 °C; (viii) filtered honey Honey obtained by removing foreign inorganic or organic matter in such a way as to result in the significant removal of pollen.
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have a foreign taste or odour, or have begun to ferment or have fermented, or have been overheated.
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1. Sugar content -
1.1. Fructose and glucose content (sum of both) —blossom honey not less than 60 g/100 g —honeydew honey, blends of honeydew honey with blossom honey not less than 45 g/100 g 1.2. Sucrose content —in general not more than 5 g/100 g —false acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) , alfalfa(Medicago sativa) , Menzies Banksia(Banksia menziesii) , French honeysuckle(Hedysarum) , red gum(Eucalyptus camadulensis) , leatherwood(Eucryphia lucida, Eucryphia milliganii), Citrus spp.not more than 10 g/100 g —lavender (Lavandula spp.), borage(Borago officinalis) not more than 15 g/100 g
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2. Moisture content —in general not more than 20 % —heather (Calluna) an baker's honey in generalnot more than 23 % —baker's honey from heather (Calluna) not more than 25 % 3. Water-insoluble content —in general not more than 0,1 g/100 g —pressed honey not more than 0,5 g/100 g 4. Electrical conductivity —honey not listed below, and blends of these honeys not more than 0,8 mS/cm —honeydew and chestnut honey and blends of these except with those listed below not less than 0,8 mS/cm —exceptions: strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) , bell heather(Erica) , eucalyptus, lime (Tilia spp.), ling heather(Calluna vulgaris) , manuka or jelly bush(leptospermum) , tea tree(Melaleuca spp.) 5. Free acid —in general not more than 50 milli-equivalents acid per 1000 grammes—baker's honey not more than 80 milli-equivalents acid per 1000 grammes6. Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural content (HMF) determined after processing and blending -
(a) Diastase activity (Schade scale) —in general, except baker's honey not less than 8 —honeys with low natural enzyme content (e.g. citrus honeys) and an HMF content of not more than 15 mg/kg not less than 3 (b) HMF —in general, except baker's honey not more than 40 mg/kg (subject to the provisions of (a), second indent) —honeys of declared origin from regions with tropical climate and blends of these honeys not more than 80 mg/kg
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