What new regulations must honey and fruit jam exported to the EU comply with?

On the afternoon of May 29, 2024, the Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU announced that on May 14, 2024, the European Parliament and Council issued Directive No. (EU) 2024/1438 amending regulations related to certain types of agricultural and food products in previously issued Directives of the European Council to implement the Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork Strategy to create a fairer, healthier, more environmentally friendly and sustainable food system.

Accordingly, this agency adjusted Directive No. 2001/110/EC related to honey products. The new regulations related to the addition of labeling and origin of honey to increase the ability to identify and label in the case of mixing many types of honey with different origins, raising and harvesting honey from areas with different plant species, labeling and origin of honey for small packaged honey under 30g...

The European Parliament and the Council issued Directive (EU) 2024/1438 amending the regulations relating to certain agricultural and food products imported into this market. Illustrative photo

Together, it amends Directives 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption, Directive 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and chestnut purees intended for human consumption, and Directive 2001/114/EC relating to certain types of preserved milk which are wholly or partly dehydrated intended for human consumption.

The main adjustments to the Directives relate to regulations on sugar content in juice products, sugar separation to ensure naturalness after processing, EU regulations on the names of coconut water, orange marmalade... Regulations relating to changes in the nutritional content of dry milk labels on packaging during processing.

The EU member states will adopt and publish the amendments to the above Directives on December 14, 2025 and the Regulation will apply from June 14, 2026, the trade office said.

Earlier, in January 2024, the European Parliament and the European Council reached an agreement to review and strengthen the existing marketing standards for honey, fruit juices, jams and milk imported into the market. The directive, known as the Breakfast Directives, sets out common rules on the composition, selling name, labelling and presentation of these products to ensure free movement of products within the EU market and to help consumers make informed choices. The revised directive agreed by the co-legislators will introduce changes such as mandatory country of origin labelling for honey, with the countries of origin in honey blends having to appear on the label in descending order with the percentage of each origin.

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