Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Traceability in Honey Trade - Labelling and Documentation of Honey -

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Traceability in Honey Processing and Trade Beekeeper, Apiary Collection point Co-operation Shipping, Transportation Importer Packer Consumer Trade Bee, Bee hive Exporter Food industry/ Pharmaceutical industry

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At the Beekeepers Level Documentation on: Position of the colonies, labelling of hives Origin of the bee queen Bee population: new entrants leavings animal loss Feed Wax-(exchange): origin, date Treatments, e.g. use of repellents Disease: prevention treatment Bee, Bee hive Beekeeper, Apiary

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Labelling of Hives Additionally indication of name, address and phone number of the respective beekeeper is recommended

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Examples of Documents

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At the Beekeepers Level Documentation on: Origin of the honey colonies suppliers Bee hive production Delivery of honey Date of honey extraction (+ Charge-No.) Honey treatment/processing e.g. mixing Storage time Beekeeper, Apiary Collection point Co-operation Bee, Bee hive Consumer

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At the Beekeepers Level Documentation for supply should contain (entry delivery note): Data of the supplier (name, address) Number of delivery note/ invoice Product description e.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 Product e.g. honey, bees, pollen… (definite identification e.g. Art. No.) amount/number Date Data of the receiver/customer

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Examples of Documents Documentation of delivery should always be compatible to/ identical with the entry documentation of the receiver/customer

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Examples of Documents

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At the Co-operations Level Beekeeper, Apiary Collection point Co-operation Packer Exporter Documentation on: Origin of the honey suppliers Delivery of honey Honey treatment/processing e.g. mixing, clearing, homogenisation, filtration Storage time and condition Importer

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At the Co-operations Level 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 Control Specifications HMF humidity color acidity sensorial Final lot Number Initial Quality Control: humidity, HMF, color, sensorial

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At the Co-operations Level 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 specifications new lot number!!

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI 2005 Lot 1, beekeeper 1 Lot 2, beekeeper 2 Lot 3, beekeeper 3 Lot 4, Beekeeper 1 Mixing-Reportl 10 kg Lot kg Lot kg Lot 3 50 kg Lot 4 At the Co-operation Level Lot 2711

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At Exporter/Importer Companies Collection point Co-operation Shipping, Transportation Exporter Documentation on: Origin of the honey suppliers 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-lots new lot/batch number

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At Exporter/Importer Companies Shipping, Transportation Importer Packer Exporter Documentation on : Origin of the honey Suppliers 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 container Destination harbour

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At Exporter/Importer Companies Trade Shipping, Transportation Importer Packer Food industry/ Pharmaceutical industry Documentation on: Origin of the honey suppliers 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-lots new lot/batch number Collection point Co-operation

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Steps at the Importer Level 1.Delivery of honey from various suppliers 2.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 places 5.Assembling of commissions according to customers orders pre-setting could be: specific taste, colour, origin, type of flower, viscosity Creating and placing of commission lot-numbers 7.Mixing and homogenisation 8.Siphon off into drums or tank vehicles

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Placing new lot numbers Pictures by kind permission of W. Lang Honigimport GmbH

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Entrance Control

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Examples of Labels

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI Commissioning

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability[M. Ullmann]©QSI 2005 Charge History Charge drums Charge drums Produktion, 24.October 2005 Polyflora honey, order PA Productioncharge:2436 Charge drums Charge drums

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At Packing/Bottling Companies Collection point Co-operation Shipping, Transportation Importer Packer Trade Documentation on : Origin of the honey Mixing/Blending of honey Storage of honey Delivery of honey

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At Packing/Bottling Companies Origin of Honey: Data of the supplier (importer, transportation company, co- operation,...) Product description, lot number, amount/weight Date of delivery/receipt  ‘entry delivery note’ Mixing/Blending Production protocol - lot numbers, production date, amounts, quality control data Bottling lot numbers, date of bottling, code/number of bottling machine, amount/number of glasses, type of bottles/glasses.....

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At Packing/Bottling Companies Labelling according to the requirements of trade Storage time and place, conditions Delivery of honey data of the receiver (trade company), amount, date, article/lot number  ‘outgoing delivery note’

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At Food Industry Importer Trade Food Industry/ Pharmaceutical Industry Documentation on : Origin of the honey Manufacturing of honey containing products Storage of honey containing products Delivery of honey containing products

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI 2005 Production Protocol – Honey Cakes Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 4 Lot 5 Production protocol 50 kg Lot kg Lot 2 25 kg Lot kg Lot 4 75 kg Lot 5 Lot 850 Best before: Lot 3

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI At Trade, Supermarkt Level Importer Packer Consumer Trade Food industry Documentation on: Origin of the honey suppliers 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)

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI 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 honey 4. Net quantity in g or kg 5. Minimum keeping period: ‚best before + exact date (day, month, year)‘ or ‘best before + month, year’ and lot-number 6. Special conditions for conservation and use e.g.cool (below +18°C), dry, light protected

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI 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

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI The Honey Label 1. Name under which the product is sold e.g. honey, lavender honey, rape honey 2. Origin of honey e.g. from the Provence 3.Net quantity in g or kg

Honey and Traceability P-142/2005/Traceability©QSI 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