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From: Kim@BeeCulture.com<BR>To: LDA@pollinator.org<BR>Sent: 10/7/2010 5:46:48
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT face=Calibri>India Issues Standards For Honey
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>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.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>Honey is the natural
sweet substance produced by honey bees from the nectar of blossoms or from
secretions of plants.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>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.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>The colour of honey
varies from light to dark brown.
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Standards for honey have been prescribed under Prevention Food Adulteration
(PFA) Rules, 1955 as under.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(a) Specific gravity
at 27OC
Not
less than 1.35
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(b)
Moisture
Not more than 25 per cent by mass
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(c) Total reducing
sugars
Not less than 65 per cent by mass
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(c-i) for Carbia
colossa and Honey dew Not less than 60 per cent
by mass
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(d)
Sucrose
Not more than to 5.0 per cent by mass
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(d-i) for Carbia
colossa and Honey dew Not more than 10 per cent
by mass
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(e) Fructose-glucose
ratio
Not
less than 0.95
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(f)
Ash
Not more than 0.5 percent by mass
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(g) Acidity
(Expressed as formic acid) Not more
than 0.2 per cent by mass
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>(h) Fiehe's
test
Negative
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 40.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">(</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">i</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">) </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Hydroxy</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> methyl </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">furfural(</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">HMF), Not more than 80
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</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">mg/kg</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>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.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>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.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Rule 45 specifies
that food resembling but not pure honey cannot be marked as honey. No person
shall use the word „Honey</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">‟</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> or any word, mark, illustration or
device that suggests “Honey</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">‟</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> on the label or any package of, or in
any advertisement for, any food that resembles honey but is not pure honey.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>Violation of the
provisions of PFA Act/Rules attracts penal action.
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No pesticide residues or antibiotics are allowed in honey.
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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:-
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>1.
Lead
Not more than 2.5 ppm
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>2.
Copper
Not more than 30.0 ppm
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>3.
Arsenic
Not more than 1.1 ppm
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>4.
Tin
Not more than 250.0 ppm
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>5.
Zinc
Not more than 50.0 ppm
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>6.
Cadmium
Not more than 1.5 ppm
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>7.
Mercury
Not more than 1.0 ppm
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>8. Methyl
Mercury Not more than 0.25 ppm
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>Standards of Honey
under AGMARK
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>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.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face=Calibri>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.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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