Tag "méz"
Even stricter rules apply to the import of Ukrainian honey, eggs and poultry
Date: 2024-03-14 10:22:30
The European Parliament tightened the import of agricultural products from Ukraine, extending the restrictions to poultry, sugar, eggs, as well as cereals and honey. The purpose of the decision is...
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Ukrainian honey can come again
Date: 2024-02-20 11:23:31
On Monday evening, a new government decision was published in the Magyar Közlöny, which makes it possible to import Ukrainian honey to Hungary again. The interesting part of the decision...
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EU approves marketing standard rules in “breakfast directives”
Date: 2024-02-09 09:19:44
The EU is set to introduce “breakfast directives” that lay down rules on the composition, sales names, labelling and presentation of the products. The EU has agreed upon new marketing...
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A new laboratory method can help filter out fake honey
Date: 2024-02-07 10:15:00
The Semmelweis University and the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences have developed a unique method for verifying the authenticity of honey. The researchers’ new method is faster than the...
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The EP would change the labeling of honey, fruit juice and jam
Date: 2023-12-13 11:20:21
Tuesday’s plenary session of the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it would modernize the legislation adopted 20 years ago on the composition, name, labeling and packaging of certain...
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A producer from Harta promotes domestic honey by adopting a hive
Date: 2023-11-22 11:30:49
Although the 1.2 million beehives of 20,000 Hungarian beekeepers produce 25,000 tons of honey every year, honey consumption per capita in Hungary is only 1 kg/year. Meanwhile, imported honey-like products are...
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The European Honey Breakfast campaign has started again
Date: 2023-11-17 11:37:42
The European Honey Breakfast initiative started in Slovenia in 2007, which Hungary joined in 2014. The primary goal of the program is to promote the beneficial effects of honey consumption...
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István Nagy: there is no food without bees
Date: 2023-11-17 10:35:46
Every sixth food in the store is thanks to bees, so it can be stated: if there are no bees, then there is no food, no fruit either – said...
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A campaign was launched in November to promote sunflower honey
Date: 2023-11-09 11:23:10
The Ministry of Agriculture, the Agricultural Marketing Center and the National Hungarian Beekeeping Association announced a one-month campaign to promote honey consumption, including sunflower honey, they announced at the campaign’s...
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Reduces the price of all ALDI honey products
Date: 2023-10-20 12:08:54
ALDI Hungary is reducing its prices for newer products, the discount chain is also offering flower and acacia honey at a lower price. As the country’s most dynamically developing discount...
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Hungarian honey producers are worried
Date: 2023-09-29 11:59:58
In addition to selling honey, the main task of bees is to maintain biodiversity and support the ecosystem. The minister emphasized that bees are indispensable in preserving the health of...
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A Hungarian food product was ranked among the best in the world
Date: 2023-08-25 12:11:19
Hungarian food products have achieved significant success at one of the world’s most prestigious culinary competitions, the Great Taste Awards. The independent panel of experts, composed of chefs, food critics,...
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A large shortage of honey is expected in stores
Date: 2023-07-06 11:59:59
Gyula Somogyi, the president of the Nagykanizsa and Környéke Bee Association, told InfoRádio that beekeepers have less and less money, so they will not be able to use the newly...
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Despite the import ban, Ukrainian honey makes life miserable for Hungarian beekeepers
Date: 2023-04-21 12:45:30
The Hungarian government has banned the import of several agricultural products from Ukraine, including honey. While Hungarian beekeepers welcome the decision, they still face challenges because of the influx of...
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Hungary bans the import of agricultural products from Ukraine
Date: 2023-04-14 10:30:30
The government is committed to representing the interests of the Hungarian farming community, which is why, in the absence of meaningful EU measures, it will temporarily ban the importation of...
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Honey fraud causing a buzz in Europe as imports are mixed with syrup
Date: 2023-03-31 09:49:12
According to European Commission investigations, 46% of collected samples of honey imports are suspected of being adulterated with syrups. This situation has been denounced by Copa and Cogeca, who insist...
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Unchecked, Ukrainian honey arrives at Hungarian extraction plants at dumping prices
Date: 2023-03-13 11:25:43
The turnover of honey produced by domestic producers fell significantly last year, which not only puts beekeepers in a difficult situation, but also makes pollination in agriculture questionable in the...
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EU laws are expected to be tightened in marking the origin of honey mixtures
Date: 2023-02-21 11:46:39
The president of the National Hungarian Beekeeping Association, Péter Bross, told Napi.hu: amending the directive on honey would promote the consumer’s free choice and the protection of his health. After...
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Honey has become so expensive that no one needs it
Date: 2023-02-21 11:05:18
Domestic honey purchases have frozen, meanwhile the Ukrainians are flooding the Hungarian and European markets with cheap honey. It is conceivable that the purchase price of honey will soon begin...
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Péter Bross: they would buy the more expensive honey if they knew where it came from
Date: 2023-02-01 12:04:47
According to Péter Bross, president of the National Hungarian Bee Association, most of the honey from third countries is fake, so consumers in the EU would prefer to buy products...
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Hungary urges the tightening of honey labeling rules in Brussels
Date: 2023-01-31 09:30:52
Together with Hungary, a total of twenty member states asked the European Commission to tighten the regulations on the origin marking of honey mixtures. It is in vain that we...
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The unsold honey stocks are a big problem
Date: 2022-12-21 11:26:44
Advertisements for the sale of entire colonies of bees appear more and more. Buyers pay barely HUF 1,500-1,600 for a kilo of honey, some don’t even buy acacia honey. There...
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The Carpathian Basin honey festival is organized in Zalaegerszeg
Date: 2022-11-24 11:20:35
A two-day Carpathian Basin honey festival will begin on December 3 with the parade of eighteen honey knights in the county seat of Zala – it was announced at a...
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The beekeeping industry receives more than 42 million euros in support
Date: 2022-11-18 11:30:08
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) highly values the work of Hungarian beekeepers, which is reflected in the fact that we intend to support the development of the sector with a...
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The quality Hungarian honey is the IX. The protagonist of Bakony Expo
Date: 2022-11-11 10:23:06
The values of the countryside are put in the spotlight, the cultural and gastronomic traditions of our country are preserved, while the producers who present themselves at each exhibition offer...
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GMO-free production is an important value of Hungarian agriculture
Date: 2022-11-04 10:15:10
The aim of the Ministry of Agriculture is to ensure that GMO-free products are placed on store shelves and on the tables of Hungarians, starting from GMO-free feed for our...
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The beekeepers in Tiszántúl produced half as much honey because of the drought
Date: 2022-10-24 08:01:43
Due to the summer drought, beekeepers were able to produce half of the usual amount of honey, mainly east of the Danube, the founding president of the Békés County Beekeepers’...
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New-wave Hungarian honeys
Date: 2022-09-15 11:31:05
And let there be Flower Peace! Honeys that are delicious, honeys that are quality, honeys that are different! These are the products of the new-wave Hungarian honey brand, Virágbéke Mez...
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The proportion of fake honey on the shelves of Hungarian stores is worrying
Date: 2022-08-31 15:11:44
A new inspection has revealed that the majority of shop honeys do not meet quality requirements. However, the producers’ honeys passed the test well – InfoStart points out. The National...
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This is how Ukrainian and Chinese honey floods Hungary: it’s true, it’s not always honey
Date: 2022-08-22 11:46:10
In a five-year period, the import of honey practically doubled in Hungary, while the export stagnated or even decreased – Pénzcentrum points out in a recent article. From recent data,...
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