[Pollinator] Fwd: CATCH THE BUZZ - Honey Standards In India
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Ladadams at aol.com
Thu Oct 7 07:40:02 PDT 2010
Interesting recap of honey regs.
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CATCH THE BUZZ
India Issues Standards For Honey
Recently some reports have been appeared in the newspapers regarding the
permitted levels of antibiotics in honey. The following advisory is issued
by Food Safety and Standards Authority to clarify the issues involved.
Honey is the natural sweet substance produced by honey bees from the
nectar of blossoms or from secretions of plants.
When visually inspected, the honey shall be free from any foreign matter
such as mould, dirt, scum, pieces of beeswax, the fragments of bees and
other insects and from any other extraneous matter.
The colour of honey varies from light to dark brown.
Standards for honey have been prescribed under Prevention Food Adulteration
(PFA) Rules, 1955 as under.
(a) Specific gravity at 27OC Not less than 1.35
(b) Moisture Not more
than 25 per cent by mass
(c) Total reducing sugars Not less than 65
per cent by mass
(c-i) for Carbia colossa and Honey dew Not less than 60 per cent by
mass
(d) Sucrose Not more
than to 5.0 per cent by mass
(d-i) for Carbia colossa and Honey dew Not more than 10 per cent by
mass
(e) Fructose-glucose ratio Not less than 0.95
(f) Ash Not more
than 0.5 percent by mass
(g) Acidity (Expressed as formic acid) Not more than 0.2 per cent
by mass
(h) Fiehe's test Negative
(i) Hydroxy methyl furfural(HMF), Not more than 80
mg/kg
If Fiehe's test is positive, and hydroxy methyl furfural (HMF) content is
more than 80 milligram/kilogram, then fructose: glucose ratio should be 1.0
or more.
Rule 44 D provides for restriction on sale of Carbia Callosa and Honey
dew. Carbia Collosa and Honey dew shall be sold only in sealed containers
bearing AGMARK seal.
Rule 45 specifies that food resembling but not pure honey cannot be marked
as honey. No person shall use the word „Honey‟ or any word, mark,
illustration or device that suggests “Honey‟ on the label or any package of, or
in any advertisement for, any food that resembles honey but is not pure
honey.
Violation of the provisions of PFA Act/Rules attracts penal action.
No pesticide residues or antibiotics are allowed in honey.
The maximum limits of heavy metals in various foods are prescribed under
PFA Rules, 1955. Rule 57 of PFA Rules prescribes the limits of contaminants
under category “Foods not specified” (which includes honey) as follows:-
1. Lead Not more than 2.5 ppm
2. Copper Not more than 30.0 ppm
3. Arsenic Not more than 1.1 ppm
4. Tin Not more than 250.0 ppm
5. Zinc Not more than 50.0 ppm
6. Cadmium Not more than 1.5 ppm
7. Mercury Not more than 1.0 ppm
8. Methyl Mercury Not more than 0.25 ppm
Standards of Honey under AGMARK
The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation has laid down standards of
honey under the Grading and Marking Rules (AGMARK), which lays down the
grades, designation of honey as Special, Grade–A and Standard to indicate the
quality of honey for the purpose of certification. It specifies the method
of packing, marking and labeling and conditions for grant of certificate for
authorization. The standards of AGMARK are voluntary.
In the matter of admissibility of antibiotics in honey, safety standards
in India are similar to those in European Union, Codex Alimentarius and USA
where they are completely prohibited.
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