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The European Food Legislation and its impact on honey sector

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The paper discusses the role of EC Directive 2001/110 on honey trading. Authors have demonstrated that, being the amount of developed hydroxymenthylfurfural (HMF) also correlated to honey chemical composition, the limit of 15mg\Lg, in low enzume honeys, is unjustifiable and become a barrier to trade for some unifloral honeys (citrus)

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  1. DOFATA, Sez. Tecnologie AgroAlimentari, Università degli Studi di Catania, Via S. Sofia 98, 95123, Catania, Italy

    Biagio Fallico, Elena Arena & Mario Zappalà

  2. Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biologica, Università di Messina, Salita Sperone 31, 98166, Messina, Italy

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Fallico, B., Arena, E., Verzera, A. et al. The European Food Legislation and its impact on honey sector. Accred Qual Assur 11, 49–54 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00769-006-0128-6

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