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Honey and Traceability

Traceability in Honey Trade

- Labelling and Documentation of Honey -



Traceability in Honey Processing and Trade

Beekeeper,Apiary

Collection pointCo-operation

Shipping, Transportation

Importer

Packer

Consumer

Trade

Bee, Bee hive

Exporter

Food industry/Pharmaceutical

industry



At the Beekeepers Level

Documentation on:

• Position of the colonies,labelling of hives

• Origin of the bee queen

• Bee population:new entrantsleavingsanimal loss

• Feed

• Wax-(exchange): origin, date

• Treatments, e.g. use of repellents

• Disease: preventiontreatment

Bee, Bee hive

Beekeeper,Apiary



Labelling of Hives

Additionally indication of name, address and phone number of the respective beekeeper is recommended



Examples of Documents

Delivery of Bees/Queens

Date Supplierr/ Charge-Number

Complaints Measure Sign

Disease control/-prophylaxis

Date Colonie Disease/ Method

Measure Remark Sign




Documentation on:

• Origin of the honeycoloniessuppliers

• Bee hive production

• Delivery of honey

• Date of honey extraction(+ Charge-No.)

• Honey treatment/processinge.g. mixing

• Storage time

Beekeeper,Apiary


Bee, Bee hive

Consumer




Documentation for supply should contain (entry delivery note):

• Data of the supplier (name, address)

• Number of delivery note/ invoice

• Product descriptione.g. honey, bees,…amount/number

• Date

• Data of the receiver

Documentation for delivery should contain (outgoing delivery note):

• Data of the supplier (name, address, definite identification)

• Number of delivery note/invoice

• Producte.g. honey, bees, pollen… (definite identification e.g. Art. No.)amount/number

• Date

• Data of the receiver/customer




Delivery of Honey

Date Customer Charge-Number

Complaints Measure Sign

Documentation of delivery should always be compatible to/identical with the entry documentation of the receiver/customer




Control of Honey extraction / Storage

Date Water content

measured

If necessary: Mixture with Charge No.

Measure at exceeding

humidity level

Sign

Storage time

Date Place Complaints Measure Sign



At the Co-operations Level

Beekeeper,Apiary


Packer

Exporter

Documentation on:

• Origin of the honeysuppliers


• Honey treatment/processinge.g. mixing, clearing, homogenisation, filtration

• Storage time and condition

Importer




Centrifugation: formation of sub-lots,

identification of beekeeper, apiary,

quantity and date.

Formation of the final lot: registration of all sub-lots included on the

production and their respective specifications.

Storage: of the honey inside the facilities

ControlSpecifications

HMF

humidity

color

acidity

sensorial

Final lot Number

Initial Quality Control:

humidity, HMF, color, sensorial




• Centrifugation formation of sub-lots Documentation on: identification/name, adress of beekeeper,

apiary, quantity and date

• Storage: Documentation on: place of storage

time of storage

• Formation of the final lot: Documentation on: all sub-lots included in the production

their respective specificationsnew lot number!!

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Lot 1, beekeeper 1

Lot 2,beekeeper 2

Lot 3, beekeeper 3

Lot 4, Beekeeper 1

Mixing-Reportl

10 kg Lot 1

120 kg Lot 2

210 kg Lot 3

50 kg Lot 4

At the Co-operation Level

Lot 2711Lot

2711



At Exporter/Importer Companies


Shipping, TransportationExporter

Documentation on:

• Origin of the honeysuppliers name, address, date, quantity, lot number

• Delivery of honey name/address of the transportation enterprise,date, quantity, lot number

• If special commissions are assembled:registration of sub-lotsnew lot/batch number





Importer

Packer

Exporter

Documentation on:

• Origin of the honeySuppliers name, address (exporter), date, quantity, lot numbers

• Delivery of honey Name/address of the receiver (importer, packer),date, quantity, lot numbers

• for Shipping additionally:Container number (e.g. via SSCC - Serial Shipping Container Code)Place of containerDestination harbour




Trade


Importer

Packer

Food industry/Pharmaceutical

industry

Documentation on:

• Origin of the honeysuppliers name, address, date, quantity, lot number

• Delivery of honey name/address of the packer/bottling company, food company, trade,date, quantity, lot number

• If special commissions are assembled:registration of sub-lotsnew lot/batch number




Steps at the Importer Level

1. Delivery of honey from various suppliers2. Creating and placing of new, company internal lot numbers 3. Control of delivery by comparing lot numbers and weights,

quality control of delivered honey and comparison to trade sample (water, HMF, pH-value, acidity, elect. conductivity, Diastase, sugars, residues)

4. Storage at definite places5. Assembling of commissions according to customers orders

pre-setting could be: specific taste, colour, origin, type of flower, viscosity....

6. Creating and placing of commission lot-numbers7. Mixing and homogenisation8. Siphon off into drums or tank vehicles



Placing new lot numbers

Pictures by kind permission of W. Lang Honigimport GmbH



Entrance Control



Examples of Labels



Commissioning

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Charge HistoryCharge5496-2

14 drums

Charge5665-1

14 drums

Produktion, 24.October 2005

Polyflora honey, order PA 000435

Productioncharge: 2436

Charge5562-15 drums

Charge5612-1

49 drums



At Packing/Bottling Companies



Importer

Packer

Trade

Documentation on:

• Origin of the honey

• Mixing/Blending of honey

• Storage of honey





• Origin of Honey:Data of the supplier (importer, transportation company, co-operation,...)Product description, lot number, amount/weightDate of delivery/receipt ‘entry delivery note’

• Mixing/BlendingProduction protocol - lot numbers, production date, amounts,quality control data

• Bottlinglot numbers, date of bottling, code/number of bottling machine, amount/number of glasses, type of bottles/glasses.....




• Labelling according to the requirements of trade

• Storage time and place, conditions

• Delivery of honeydata of the receiver (trade company), amount, date, article/lot number ‘outgoing delivery note’



At Food Industry

Importer

TradeFood Industry/Pharmaceutical

Industry

Documentation on:

• Origin of the honey

• Manufacturing of honey containing products

• Storage of honey containing products

• Delivery of honey containing products

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Production Protocol – Honey Cakes

Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 4 Lot 5

Production protocol 50 kg Lot 1

100 kg Lot 2

25 kg Lot 3

300 kg Lot 4

75 kg Lot 5

Lot 850

Best before: 01.03.2006

Lot 3



At Trade, Supermarkt Level

Importer

Packer

Consumer

TradeFood industry

Documentation on:

• Origin of the honeysuppliers name, address, date, quantity, lot/article number entry delivery note

• Entry in Merchandise Information System (MIS)/inventory control system (e.g. via EAN-code-system)



The Honey Label

Mandatory indications under Directive 2000/13/EC for honey glasses in trade:

1. Name under which the product is sold e.g. honey, lavender honey, rape honey

2. Business name and address of the manufacturer or packer of of a seller established within the Community

3. Name of the origin of honey4. Net quantity in g or kg5. Minimum keeping period:

‚best before + exact date (day, month, year)‘ or‘best before + month, year’ and lot-number

6. Special conditions for conservation and usee.g.cool (below +18°C), dry, light protected



The Honey Label

Additional mandatory indications under Directive 2001/110/EC – relating to honey:

• ‚intended for cooking only‘ in case of baker‘s honey

• the country or countries of origin in which the honey was harvested



The Honey Label

1. Name under which the product is solde.g. honey, lavender honey, rape honey

2. Origin of honeye.g. from the Provence

3. Net quantity in g or kg

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The Honey Label

1. The businesses name address of the manufacturer or packer established within the Community

2. Minimum keeping period:‚best before + exact date (day, month, year)‘ or‘best before + month, year’ and lot-number

3. Country or countries of origin in which the honey was harvested

4. Special conditions for conservation and use

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Documents

documentation of honey

honey processing

traceability p

honey trade labelling

apiary slide

sensorial slide

receivercustomer slide

bee hive consumer slide