Regulation 2(1)
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Reserved descriptions | Specified honey product | ||||||
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Item | |||||||
1—(a) blossom honey or } 1—(b) nectar honey } | honey obtained from the nectar of plants | ||||||
2. honeydew honey | honey obtained mainly from excretions of plant sucking insects (Hemiptera) on the living part of plants or secretions of living parts of plants | ||||||
3. comb honey | honey stored by bees in the cells of freshly built broodless combs or thin comb foundation sheets made solely of beeswax and sold in sealed whole combs or sections of such combs | ||||||
4—(a) chunk honey or } 4—(b) cut comb in honey } | honey which contains one or more pieces of comb honey | ||||||
5. drained honey | honey obtained by draining de-capped broodless combs | ||||||
6. extracted honey | honey obtained by centrifuging de-capped broodless combs | ||||||
7. pressed honey | honey obtained by pressing broodless combs with or without the application of moderate heat not exceeding 45°C | ||||||
8. filtered honey | honey obtained by removing foreign inorganic or organic matters in such a way as to result in the significant removal of pollen | ||||||
9. baker’s honey | honey which is – (a)suitable for industrial uses or as an ingredient in other foodstuffs which are then processed; and (b)may – (i)have a foreign taste or odour, (ii)have begun to ferment or have fermented, or (iii)have been overheated |
Regulation 2(2)
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1. Sugar content | |||||
1—(1) Fructose and glucose content (sum of both) | |||||
–blossom honey | not less than 60 g/100 g | ||||
–honeydew honey, blends of honeydew honey with blossom honey | not less than 45 g/100 g | ||||
1—(2) Sucrose content | |||||
–in general | not more than 5 g/100 g | ||||
–false acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Menzies Banksia (Banksia menziesii), French honeysuckle (Hedysarum), red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida, Eucryphia milliganii), Citrus spp. | not more than 10 g/100 g | ||||
–lavender (Lavandula spp.), borage (Borago officinalis) | not more than 15 g/100 g | ||||
2. Moisture content | |||||
–in general | not more than 20% | ||||
–heather (Calluna) and baker’s honey in general | not more than 23% | ||||
–baker’s honey from heather (Calluna) | not more than 25% | ||||
3. Water-insoluble content | |||||
–in general | not more than 0.1 g/100 g | ||||
–pressed honey | not more than 0.5 g/100 g | ||||
4. Electrical conductivity | |||||
–honey not listed below and blends of these honeys | not more than 0.8 mS/cm | ||||
–honeydew and chestnut honey and blends of these except with those listed below | not more than 0.8 mS/cm | ||||
–exceptions: strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), bell heather (Erica), eucalyptus, lime (Tilia spp.), ling heather (Calluna vulgaris), manuka or jelly bush (Leptospermum), tea tree (Melaleuca spp.) | |||||
5. Free acid | |||||
–in general | not more than 50 milli-equivalents acid per 1000 grammes | ||||
–baker’s honey | not more than 80 milli-equivalents acid per 1000 grammes | ||||
6. Diastase activity and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content determined after processing and blending | |||||
(a)Diastase activity (Schade scale) | |||||
–in general, except baker’s honey | not less than 8 | ||||
–honeys with low natural enzyme content (e.g. citrus honeys) and an HMF content of not more than 15 mg/kg | not less than 3 | ||||
(b)HMF | |||||
–in general, except baker’s honey | not more than 40 mg/kg (subject to the provisions of (a), second indent) | ||||
–honeys of declared origin from regions with tropical climate and blends of these honeys | not more than 80 mg/kg |