UK Statutory Instrument
2015
England
Honey (England) Regulations 2015
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Part 1 — Introduction
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Definition of “honey” and different types of honey
General interpretation
Limited scope of specified provisions
Application of requirements relating to product names
Part 2 — Product names and descriptions
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Honey
Blossom honey and nectar honey
Honeydew honey
Comb honey
Chunk honey and cut comb in honey
Drained honey
Extracted honey
Pressed honey
Filtered honey
Baker's honey
Part 3 — Compositional requirements
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Compositional requirements
Part 4 — Additional labelling requirements
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Additional labelling requirements
Part 5 — Enforcement and miscellaneous provisions
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Enforcement
Methods of analysis
Application and modification of provisions of the Act
Revocations
Amendment of the Food Information Regulations 2014
Transitional provision
Transitional provisions: withdrawal from the EU
Review
Schedules
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The honey consists essentially of different sugars, predominantly fructose and...
No pollen or constituent particular to honey may be removed...
Paragraph 10 does not apply to filtered honey.
The additional compositional criteria set out in the following table...
The colour varies from nearly colourless to dark brown.
The consistency can be fluid, viscous or partly or entirely...
The flavour and aroma vary but are derived from the...
No food ingredient has been added, including any food additive....
No other additions have been made to the honey except...
It must, as far as possible, be free from organic...
It must not— (a) have any foreign tastes or odours;...
Paragraph 8 does not apply to baker's honey.
The Food Information Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.
In the table in Part 2 of Schedule 5 (FIC...
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Food Standards Agency
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