Honey Order, 1999 (L.N. No. 78 of 1999).

Country/Territory: Malta
Document type: Regulation
Date: 1998
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Supplement B to the Official Gazette of 1999, pp. B 572-576.

Subject: Food & nutrition
Keyword: Food quality control/food safety Apiculture/sericulture Standards Packaging/labelling
Geographical area: Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes: These Regulations will come into force on 1 July 1999.

Abstract: Article 2 of this Order defines the main types of honey according to the origin or the mode of presentation. The Order shall not apply to products intended exclusively for export. Use of names of honey prescribed by this Order shall be restricted in accordance with provisions of article 3. Only honeys in conformity the definitions and rules of this Order may be offered for sale, sold, or distributed (art. 4). Article 4 contains also certain requirements relative to the quality of honey. Finally, article 5 contains rules regarding labelling and presentation of honey. The Schedule contains further compositional criteria for honey.
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