Gilles wrote:

>Much less hassel!  One broker told me that foreign honey will be tested
>for any possible trace of contaminants while at the same time, not test their own honey so as not to find
>any probable contaminants it may hold.
>

Having kept bees in France for over 15 years and sold honey in both UK
and France - some retail but mostly wholsale. I state from experience
that honey produced underwent various tests to ensure that it was clear
and clean as EU law demands. Wholesalers and packers are very picky
about what, where and when - demand samples before delivery, and send
back analysis results to the honey producer.
It would be difficult to sell a "White honey" in France - it needs to be
designated to its floral source, be it be Rape, Clover, mix of whatever
- the final sale price depends on what the pollen spectrum indicates
(amongst other quality defining factors).

Now awaiting my first season here in Canada - well, it will be
interesting to see how selling honey goes!

Regards,
Peter

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