VETERINARNO-SANITARY REQUIREMENTS TO HONEY AT TRADE IN THE MARKET

For preservation of high quality of honey at its realisation in the markets beekeepers should fulfil some requirements.

To Transport and store honey it is necessary in capacities from stainless steel, aluminium alloys or a tree (excepting an oak and coniferous breeds), and also in the glass and enameled ware. Trade in honey is authorised at presence at the owner of the veterinary inquiry, and at sale of honey outside of the area - the veterinary certificate and the veterinarno-sanitary passport of an apiary.

It is forbidden to sell honey in inappropriate container, humidity more than 21%, begun to ferment, polluted by various impurity, progretyj at temperature from above 50 "With, forged, and also containing antibiotics and toxic elements.

For definition in honey of residual quantities of antibiotics, activators of infectious illnesses of bees in veterinary laboratory direct the tests of honey selected in glasswares which then densely close and seal up. Before reception of results of research or the conclusion of veterinary laboratory honey to sell it is impossible.

At trade in the markets on ware with honey there should be a label specifying in carrying out of veterinarno-sanitary examination. Labels differ on colour: white - for high-quality honey, dark blue - for honey of poor quality and padevogo.

Results of veterinarno-sanitary examination of honey at meat-and-milk and food control stations register in corresponding magazine.

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