Florida Establishes Honey Purity Standard
According to a new regulation by its Agriculture and Consumer Services Commission, the State of Florida has established a "Standard of Identity" for all honey made or sold in the state.
A press release from the Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commission called the measure "the first regulation in the nation – and perhaps the world – prohibiting any additives, chemicals or adulterants in honey produced, processed or sold in Florida."
The measure establishes a “Standard of Identity” for honey in Florida, the fourth leading honey producing state in the U.S. According to the new regulation, honey that contains anything other than the “natural food product resulting from the harvest of nectar by honeybees” will be considered an "adulterated or mislabeled product" and prohibited from being sold.
According to the Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commission, the regulation was a response to a flood of adulterated honey from overseas in 2006. Florida's honey producers initially sought a federal standard for honey purity, but when the Food and Drug Administration passed on reviewing their petition, they set about establishing a Florida-based honey standard.
The new regulation takes effect on July 14, 2009.
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Comments
Jul 20, 2009 12:09:20 AM
Posted By: real estate
Nice informatic articles
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Sean Cruz
May 27, 2010 4:30:18 AM
Posted By: jersey
they set about establishing a Florida-based honey standard.