On 6-Dec-13, at 5:08 AM, Bil Harley wrote:

Hi Bil and all

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> The problem is all about labelling. The percentage of pollen is  
> calculated differently according to whether pollen is an ingredient  
> or a constituent of honey.


My problem is understanding this process.  My dictionary says   
"Ingredient - noun - an element in a mixture, constituent, the  
ingredients of a cake", "Constituent - adjective - forming a basic  
part of a whole, flour is a constituent element of bread".  I guess I  
have the same problem as Marie Antoinette who said "let them eat  
cake" when told that the people had no bread.  The EU should hire a  
translator who understands my english as I don't understand theirs.


>  If it contains pollen as an ingredient The label must say so and  
> if some of the pollen is GM pollen that would have to be stated on  
> the label. The problem then is that GM pollen is not recognized as  
> being fit for human consumption and that was the essence of the  
> Bablok case.

I understand that Canadian canola honey is very popular in Germany  
and other ingredients/constituents of Europe.  Canola is GM n'est pas!



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Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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