UK Statutory Instrument
2015
United Kingdom
Honey (England) Regulations 2015
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Schedules
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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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Citation, commencement and application
Definition of “honey” and different types of honey
General interpretation
Limited scope of specified provisions
Application of requirements relating to product names
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
Compositional requirements
Additional labelling requirements
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
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Food Standards Agency
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