Tuesday 11 September 2012

Honey health regulation

Below some relevant articles about health regulation in relation to honey:

Testing of honey takes on new momentum in fallout from GM ruling
Work is under way by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre to identify appropriate sampling and testing methods for the presence of pollen in honey.
http://www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/Testing-of-honey-takes-on-new-momentum-in-fallout-from-GM-ruling

Concern over children's exposure to toxins in honey
The EU food safety assessor has concluded that there is a possible health concern for toddlers and children who are high consumers of honey arising out of the possible presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA).
http://www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/Concern-over-children-s-exposure-to-toxins-in-honey

GMO honey ruling can be challenged, claims legal expert
Honey producers and importers in the EU and elsewhere face legal and economic uncertainty arising out last autumn’s European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling, claims a legal expert calling for an amendment of the Regulation to exclude honey.
http://www.foodnavigator.com/Legislation/GMO-honey-ruling-can-be-challenged-claims-legal-expert

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