A P I M 0 N D IAHONEY ADULTERATION .REPORT

摘要

The definition of honey is very clear and describes well what is marketed under the banner of honey. In the European Union, the legislation stipulated that honey was to be produced by Apis mellifera. Other species of bees also produce honeys but do not always have the same physicochemical, pollenic, and organoleptic characteristics as those of this species. A discussion on this subject was held in a previous discussion within the framework of the TECA.The adulteration of honeys is linked to the addition of foreign substances such as sugar syrups. Other frauds involving bad labelling of botanical origin or geographical origin can also be found, but also a non-correspondence to the definition of honey due to the extraction of honey that has not been matured by bees (honey too wet) or which comes from a feeding of the bees in period of honey. While some frauds are relatively simple to highlight, others involve very sophisticated techniques. As we have seen in the market situation, problems of adulteration are very numerous and generate major problems in the honey market. Let us look at the main principles that will enable us to detect different types of fraud.