CATCH THE BUZZ – Australia Honey has Unique Pollen Signature.
Australian honey, produced from domesticated European honey bees mostly foraging in native vegetation, is unique. Under the microscope, most Australian honey samples can be…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Imported Honey Must Be Labeled with the Country of Origin, Whether or not USDA Graded.
July 9, 2018 by International Trade Compliance Blog On July 6, 2018, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published in the Federal Register a final rule clarification regarding the country of…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – All Honey Imports Must Include Country of Origin on Label So It Can Be Read, Even If Honey Isn’t Graded US Grade A, or B, or C
By: Brian Bradley The Agriculture Department’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is clarifying that honey packers must include “conspicuous and indelible labeling,” in English, naming the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Good Food Awards Is Excited to Announce The Launch of its Ninth Year With a Call for Entries July 2-31! Submit Your Honey!
The Good Food Awards invites food producers from across the country to submit their beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, cider, coffee, confections, elixirs, honey, oils,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Good Food Awards Is Excited to Announce The Launch of its Ninth Year With a Call for Entries July 2-31! Submit Your Honey!
The Good Food Awards invites food producers from across the country to submit their beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, cider, coffee, confections, elixirs, honey, oils,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Good Food Awards Is Excited to Announce The Launch of its Ninth Year With a Call for Entries July 2-31! Submit Your Honey!
The Good Food Awards invites food producers from across the country to submit their beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, cider, coffee, confections, elixirs, honey, oils,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – FDA’s ‘Added Sugar’ Label Hits Sour Note with Maple Syrup Makers, and Beekeepers.
Doug Brown and his brother Roger, right, operate Slopeside Syrup in Richmond, Vt. They’re challenging a proposed federal label that would say maple…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Global Honey Industry Set to Expand at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 2.6%.
Alan Harman The global apiculture market value is estimated to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6% from US$8.81 billion in…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Afghanistan Has Capacity of Producing 11,000 Tons Honey a Year.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MALI) on recently stressed on improving the honey business, quality and quantity, saying Afghanistan had the capacity…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Just So You Know, The Flow Hive Has Been Redesigned.
The Flow Hive is a groundbreaking beehive that offers honey on tap. Over 50,000 Flow Hives have gone out to 130 countries around the…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Health Canada Relents on Honey Label.
By: Ron Friesen Manitoba honey producers are pleased they’ll be exempted from labelling standards aimed at unhealthy foods. Photo: Canadian Honey Council Canada’s beekeepers are…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – United States Honey Production Down 9 Percent for Operations with Five or More Colonies in 2017.
United States honey production in 2017 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 148 million pounds, down 9 percent from 2016. There were…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Draft Guidance for Industry: Declaration of Added Sugars on Honey, Maple Syrup, and Certain Cranberry Products. COMMENTS WANTED!
How to Comment The comment period opens March 2, 2018. Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)),…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Barbados Want to Ramp Up Honey Production and Begin Exporting Instead of Importing.
Alan Harman The Barbados Apiculture Association says the Caribbean country is poised to develop a thriving honey industry. Association vice president Damien Hinds says…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – The Value Of Maple And Honey Production Grew In 2017, Says Statistics Canada.
Ross Marowits – The Canadian Press Statistics Canada says maple syrup production increased three per cent this year to a record 12.5 million gallons…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Porsche Is Actually Harvesting The Honey From Colonies Around Its Production Facility In Leipzig, Germany.
When was the last time the words “Porsche” and “honey” were mentioned in the same sentence? Years ago? Never? As implausible as it sounds,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – In June 2014, Rwanda Was Among Third Party Countries Accredited To Export Honey To The European Union Following A Rigorous Process By An EU Accredited Lab.
Tree species that can be mixed with crops will be planted on about 1.4 million hectares under a new strategic plan for agriculture transformation,…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – These Eight Things Will Start Happening To Your Body If You Eat Honey Every Day.
We’re always trying to find the perfect product that could become a magic pill for our body while also being delicious and enjoyable. Honey is an excellent antioxidant, which…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – National Honey Board Partners with Project Apis m. to Invest $10 Million to Aid Bee Health
The National Honey Board and Project Apis m. are reinforcing their commitment to the future of bees through an investment of $10 million by…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Iran Produces 80,000 Tons Of Honey Last Year, According To Ag Minister
TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Deputy agriculture minister said over 80,000 tons of honey are produced annually in Iran two percent of which…
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