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Within the scope of combating adulteration, the carbon value (minus 23 and below) was determined for the secretion, flower and mixture honey other than pine honey. If this value is above the specified limit, it will be possible to understand that corn sugar is added to honey. With the new Honey Communiqué, honey that has not been heat treated and pollen removed has also been defined as "raw honey". The criteria of the pine honey, 90 percent of world production realized in Turkey, also has been set for the first time. Thus, defining for the first time in Turkey's pine honey, a study is carried out to make an international definition within the framework of ISO (International Standarts of Organizations). Consumer not to be deceived... Chairman of Turkey Beekeepers' Association (TAB) Ziya Şahin said that they have been making great efforts in order to defend the honour of pine honey for 15 years as the sector. Şahin said, "If we are the leader in the wor...

Through the new Honey Communiqué published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the botanical diversity in Turkish honeys such as thyme, chestnut, sunflower and citrus will be revealed. With the new arrangement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, instead of being referred to as "flower honey", honey is to be sold with a variety of plants such as thyme, chestnut, sunflower, citrus, but the pollen criteria introduced for these honey species will have to be met. The Turkish Food Codex Honey Communiqué, which was changed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, was made to protect the consumer with regard to honey dominated by a plant variety. Within this regulation, the minimum pollen rates that must be kept on the market with the name of a plant variety such as chestnut, thyme, sunflower, citrus, acacia, geven, cotton, and hay were introduced into the legislation for the first time. For example, if you write "chestnut honey" on the label o...