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>Until there are some labeling laws enacted, there are no illegal labeling
>but most of us small beekeepers are into a market that will can be ruined by
>deceptive labeling.
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>Frank Humphrey
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>Frank Humphrey
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Hi Frank;
 
        Each individual Country and State has consumer laws, however on the
International markets the point of sale is th legal requirements that the
supplier has to meet, as any infringement of these laws means loss of your
business, as the fines are from $100,000 for a register busines.
 
        In the International honey markets the terms natural, raw and
organic are the terms to mean it is a natural product that has not had any
additives introduced into its packaging or in simple terms no adulteration
of the honey.
 
        The other side of the coin is that if the honey has any foreign
matter, these same laws come into effect as the consumer has the right to
claim that it has been tampered with or contaminated. As there are many law
suites in progress under these circumstances, which no beekeeper can afford
to be involved in.
 
        I am responding to your email, but am taking the time to answer all
the beekeepers, that it is their responsability to filter their honey, and
preserve their product, for all markets, and for the customer.
 
                                Brian Goble PhD
                                Ecology Research Centre
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