LegalizeHoney Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
Made: 20th August 2003
Coming into operation: 1st October 2003
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Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Reserved descriptions
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Labelling and description of specified honey products
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Sale of filtered honey or baker’s honey in bulk containers or packs
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Manner of marking or labelling
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Penalties and enforcement
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Defence in relation to exports
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Application of various provisions of the Order
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Amendment and revocations
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Transitional provisions
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SCHEDULE 1 — SPECIFIED HONEY PRODUCTS AND THEIR RESERVED DESCRIPTIONS
| Note 1: | The description “honey” may be used for specified honey products specified in column 2 of items 1a, 1b, 2, 5 ,6 and 7 of Schedule 1. |
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| Note 2: | Where the specified honey product specified in Column (2) of item 9 is used as an ingredient in a compound foodstuff, the reserved description “honey” may be used in the product name of that compound foodstuff. |
| Note 3: | Except in the case of products specified in Column (2) of items 8 and 9 a specified honey product may additionally be described by –its floral or vegetable origin, if the product comes wholly or mainly from the indicated source and possesses the organoleptic, physico–chemical and microscopic characteristics of the source;its regional, territorial or topographical origin, if the product comes entirely from the indicated source; andits specific quality criteria. |
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- (a) blossom honey or }
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- (b) nectar honey }
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honeydew honey
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comb honey
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- (a) chunk honey or }
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- (b) cut comb in honey }
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drained honey
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extracted honey
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pressed honey
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filtered honey
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baker’s honey
SCHEDULE 2 — SPECIFICATIONS FOR SPECIFIED HONEY PRODUCTS
| Note 1: | When placed on the market as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey must not:except in the case of baker’s honey, have any foreign tastes or odours, have begun to ferment or have fermented, or have been heated in such a way that the natural enzymes have been either destroyed or significantly inactivated.have an artificially changed acidity. |
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| Note 2: | No pollen or constituent particular to honey may be removed except where this is unavoidable in the removal of foreign inorganic or organic matter. |
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Sugar content
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- (1) Fructose and glucose content (sum of both)
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- (2) Sucrose content
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Moisture content
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Water-insoluble content
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Electrical conductivity
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Free acid
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Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content determined after processing and blending
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 20th August 2003.
W. B. Smith — A Senior Officer of the — Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3
[^f00002]: SI 1991/762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1633 (N.I. 12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28
[^f00003]: O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1
[^f00005]: O.J. No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 47, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision 99/2002
[^f00006]: O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p. 1
[^f00007]: O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p. 571
[^f00008]: S.R. 1976 No. 387, as amended by S.R. 1981 No. 305, S.R. 1991 Nos. 203 and 344, S.R. 1992 No. 464 and S.R. 1996 No. 383
[^f00009]: S.R.1987 No. 38
[^f00010]: S.R.1991 No. 203
[^f00011]: S.R.1991 No. 344
[^f00012]: S.R.1992 No. 464
[^f00014]: S.R.1996 No. 50
Editorial notes
[^key-51ef8b4ef3325831bb380c53460ab6c2]: Regulations revoked (24.6.2015) by The Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/261), regs. 1, 20(1)(a)
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