Between Honey 2015-2017 and From the Hives: Why was there a Round 2? The question arises, why did a second CAP have to be actioned in 2021 to address the presence of adulterated honey in the EU internal market in the first place? According to the FFN, the second CAP was initiated due to continued concerns from Member States regarding the presence of adulterated honey within the EU internal market. [...] From the Hives to Legislative Amendments: What’s Next? The findings of From the Hives was then put into the hands of the European Commission who decided on the best course of action to ensure that another CAP would not be needed for honey and to reduce fraudulent honey entering the EU’s internal market. [...] The most notable differences between the two sets of findings were that in 2016, the JRC called for further action by both the Commission and organisations such as the International Honey Commission and the European Committee for Standardisation24 to ensure that adulterated honey products would be prevented from making their way into the EU’s internal market, while the From the Hives conclusions e. [...] 29 es s Release29 Updates to the Honey Directive30 (2001) Press Release Creation of the EU Honey Platform Expert Group 30 31 In addition to the revised rules on honey, the updates to the Honey Directive established an expert group called the EU Honey Platform made up of the following: • representatives of the EU countries, competent authorities and designated laboratories; • experts representing r. [...] The main role of the FSAI is to ensure the correct labelling of honey products and to oversee regular inspections and sampling of the honey products that are on the Irish market, and, in turn, to ensure that this information is shared with cross border authorities such as OLAF and the FFN.34 In addition to this, Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, and the Department of A.
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