VETERINARY AND SANITARY ASSESSMENT OF BEE HONEY

UDC 636.5.087.69
doi: 10.36871/vet.san.hyg.ecol.202202006

Authors

Irina V. Kushch,
Damir I. Udavliev,
Moscow State University of Food Production, Moscow, Russian Federation; All-Russian Research Institute of Veterinary Sanitation, Hygiene and Ecology – Branch of Federal State Budget Scientific Institution «Federal Scientific Center – K.I. Skryabin, Ya.R. Kovalenko All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine, Russian Academy of Sciences», Moscow, Russian Federation
Anton L. Bairov,
Central Scientific and Methodological Veterinary Laboratory, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article presents data of studies conducted from 2019 to 2021 on physicochemical and organoleptic indicators, the determination of pesticides, antibiotics and other drugs. The main methods for determining the safety of beekeeping products and regulatory documents regulating the quality of manufactured products are also considered.
According to the results of the study, 98% of bee honey in the territory of the Russian Federation met the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union TR CU 021/2011 «On food safety», which indicates the high quality of the products.

Keywords

honey, bee products, antibiotics, pesticides, radionuclides, falsification, veterinary and sanitary examination