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Faced with the avalanche of syrups and honey substitutes on the shelves of large European distribution chains and the permissiveness of the administrations The beekeeping sector of COAG has promoted a common front with beekeepers from France and Portugal to fight against massive fraud in the honey sector. The avalanche of syrups and honey substitutes on the shelves of large European distribution chains and the permissiveness of the administrations is undermining the efforts of professional beekeepers to offer a high quality, healthy and sustainable product. “The EU and the Spanish Government have to act immediately; reinforcing border controls, validating analysis methods and prohibiting ultrafiltration,” stressed Pedro Loscertales, head of the beekeeping sector at COAG. The European Commission published in March last year a report jointly carried out by OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office), the JRC (Joint Research Centre) and the European Commission (European Food and Agriculture Organization).

The beekeeping sector of COAG has promoted a common front with beekeepers from France and Portugal to fight against massive fraud in the honey sector. The avalanche of syrups and honey substitutes on the shelves of the large European distribution chains and the permissiveness of the administrations, is undermining the efforts of professional beekeepers to offer a high quality, healthy and sustainable product. “The EU and the Spanish Government have to act immediately; reinforcing border controls, validating analysis methods and prohibiting ultrafiltration,” stressed Pedro Loscertales, head of the beekeeping sector of COAG, who defends this common front against massive imports of fake honey.