Stan Sandler said, ““What about the other species of Apis?  Apis dorsata is hunted for honey across Asia, and frequently it would be possible to make a valid claim about it's organic status.
Apis florea is also hunted for honey.
Apis cerana is kept by beekeepers, and hive numbers in Asia must be very substantial.”


The EU is only concerned with defining what can or cannot be sold as honey in EU countries. Are any of these other honeys sold in Europe?
Regarding the Organic directive, the leading consumer organization in France recently conducted a test of 76 honeys, six of which were certified organic. Five of the six certified organic contained traces of pesticides and one also contained amitraze so the situation is not what it should be in spite of regulations.

I have not heard the information Juanse Barros J gave , “Most probably EU will change the definition of honey to suppress the problem with GMO pollen "contamination", 
However, a solution to this problem which is being considered is to double the present distance between apiaries and GMO crops.

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